unoriginality

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noun

The property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality.

Opposite
originality
OriginEnglish originality ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noununoriginality (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of lacking originality, repetitiveness, triteness, banality.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe quality of being unoriginal

Opposite
originality
Broader
quality

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishoriginality
  9. Englishunoriginality

From un- + originality.

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Cite this entry
APA

unoriginality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoriginality

MLA

“unoriginality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoriginality. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unoriginality,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoriginality.

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