Word

original, adj.
freq. cnt. 30

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 17

original

sample sentences

"the original inhabitants of the Americas"
"the book still has its original binding"
"restored the house to its original condition"
"the original performance of the opera"
"the original cast"
"retracted his original statement"

semantic pointers

similar to

first

(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

original

sample sentences

"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

semantic pointers

similar to

primary

being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

original

sample sentences

"a truly original approach"
"with original music"
"an original mind"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

original originality

antonym

unoriginal

semantic pointers

also see

creative, originative first primary unconventional

attribute

originality

not derived or copied or translated from something else
<adj.all>

original

sample sentences

"the play is original
not an adaptation"
"he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"
"the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

original original

semantic pointers

similar to

underived