What is "original" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "original": an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Meaning of "original": preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Meaning of "original": something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

Noun

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Meaning of "original": (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Meaning of "original": being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Meaning of "original": not derived or copied or translated from something else

Adjective

Pronunciation in US: /əˈɹɪdʒənəl/, [əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪ̈nl̩], [əˈɹɪd͡ʒn̩l̩]

Pronunciation in UK: /əˈɹɪdʒɪnəl/

Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nal

Synonyms:

initial, authentic, prime, infant, opening, beginning, primary, pioneer, aboriginal, primitive, starting, first, archetypal, autochthonous, early, elementary, embryonic, genuine, introductory, primeval, primordial, pristine, rudimentary, inceptive, prototypal, rudimental, commencing, first-hand, underivative, underived, seminal, imaginative, unusual, inventive, unconventional, creative, innovative, novel, sensitive, formative, ready, quick, fertile, ingenious, inspiring, productive, resourceful, unprecedented, untried, innovatory, envisioning, devising, avant garde, breaking new ground, causal, causative, conceiving, demiurgic, generative, innovational, originative, pattern, model, precursor, type, creation, novelty, forerunner, invention, exemplar, paradigm, archetype, precedent, coinage, character, case, oddball, oddity, eccentric, nonconformist, weirdo, queer, anomaly, card,

Antonyms:

last, derivative, latest, borrowed, hackneyed, used, worn, newest, old, uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, standard, usual, uneducated, derivative, latest, borrowed, hackneyed, used, worn, normal, slow, newest, old, derivative, offshoot, regularity, usualness, derivative, offshoot, normality, standard, creation,