originality

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Originality is a quality attributed to ideas and actions that appear unique, inventive, or unusual.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

Originality is overrated, except by people who have it.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Originality isn’t his strong suit, but “Artemis” has enough snaky twists and turns and moody energy to make it a fun ride.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2018

Originality is often a stumbling point, even in a genre that is particularly forgiving to both cliches and the derivative.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2018

Originality may perhaps be defined as the power of abstracting for oneself, and is in thought what strength of mind is in action.

From English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century by Jones, Edmund David