originality

Other forms of originality

plural

originalities·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about originality

What does originality mean?

originality means "the ability to think and act independently". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in originality?

originality has 6 syllables: o-rig-i-nal-i-ty. The stress falls on "nal". In IPA it is /ɚˌɪdʒəˈnælɪti/.

What is the opposite of originality?

The recorded antonyms are unoriginality.

Is originality a common word?

originality is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with originality?

8 words rhyme with originality. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.