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Originality means something different to everyone. Some people gave very interesting answers; some of the answers are very funny. I can see that many people had difficulties in giving definition of originality. I categorised all answers into 5 groups: uniqueness (unique, different, unusual, extraordinary, not a copy/standard), novelty (something never seen/done, new, fresh, first, innovative), individuality (being yourself, own style, personal, individual), normality and other (the beginning of something, real, no such a thing).
Here are the most often used words to define originality: |
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adverb |
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something
idea
someone
style
thing
person
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think
being
be
has
been
done |
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original
normal
different
new
unique
your
same
first
yourself |
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10
9
9
7
6
5
5
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before
never |
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5 |
The most interesting answers I marked with  |
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Kyla, 10 |
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Someone that can be the same, but different. |
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Merve, 18 |
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Being able to express a thought/idea differently. |
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Monica, 19 |
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Doing something different to everyone else, to what is known, to what is expected. |
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Jenny, 19 |
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Being different, unique. Own style of work. |
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Christian, 19 |
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The ability do be different. |
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Samantha, 19 |
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Originality is being the different, being unique. |
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Rhora, 19 |
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Being unique, different, stand at from everyone else. |
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Chelache, 20 |
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Having a style which is personal. Similar to unique |
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Anna, 20 |
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Something innovative? Unique, or personal? |
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Natman, 21 |
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Coming up with on idea or design that's unique, hasn't been done before. |
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Krina, 21 |
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New, unique, different. |
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Kristina, 21 |
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Something unusual? Innovative, one step forward |
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Tracy, 24 |
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Being/making something unique/different from the rest. |
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Heloise, 24 |
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Something which is not a standard |
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Jane, 26 |
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Extraordinary |
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Alan, 27 |
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Different. New. Another way of looking at the same situation. |
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Naomi, 29 |
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Something different form the others. |
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Satoko, 34 |
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Personality, uniqueness, identity, by nature, only one, individuality. |
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Jimmy, 40 |
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Something that's unique. |
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Howard, 42 |
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Of a unuiqely pre-forma content. |
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Suzanne, 51 |
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Something or someone out of the oridinary. |
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Alastair, 61 |
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Uniqueness. |
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Steve, 61 |
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Better defined by what is not i.e. rip off, derivative. However ... refer to Darwin's 'Origin of Species' or read the First Testament in artistic term, any recognised advancement on established style. Useful quote: 'There is something far finer, far rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognise ability! |