adj · noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
10
noun
Meaning 10
An eccentric person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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11
noun
Meaning 11
A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection.
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A ridgeling.
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13
adjective
Meaning 13
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a truly original approach
with original music
an original mind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unoriginal
14
adjective satellite
Meaning 14
not derived or copied or translated from something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
15
adjective satellite
Meaning 15
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
16
adjective satellite
Meaning 16
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources
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Synonyms: none provided
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17
noun
Meaning 17
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: master, master copy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creation
18
noun
Meaning 18
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
this painting is a copy of the original
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: archetype, pilot
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: model, example
History
Etymology
From Middle English original, from Old French original, from Late Latin orīginālis (“primitive, original”), from Latin orīgō (“beginning, source, origin”), equivalent to origin + -al; see origin.
Across languages
Translations
222 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
oorspronklik
— relating to the origin or beginning
Belarusian:
арыгіна́льны
(aryhinálʹny)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Bulgarian:
начален
(načalen)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Bulgarian:
първичен
(pǎrvičen)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Catalan:
original
— relating to the origin or beginning
Ngazidja Comorian:
-a aswili
— relating to the origin or beginning
Danish:
oprindelig
— relating to the origin or beginning
Dutch:
oorspronkelijk
— relating to the origin or beginning
French:
originel
— relating to the origin or beginning
Galician:
orixinal
— relating to the origin or beginning
German:
ursprünglich
— relating to the origin or beginning
German:
ur-
— relating to the origin or beginning
Greek:
αρχικός
(archikós)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Ancient Greek:
ἀρχηγικός
(arkhēgikós)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Hebrew:
מְקוֹרִי
— relating to the origin or beginning
Hungarian:
eredeti
— relating to the origin or beginning
Indonesian:
orisinal
— relating to the origin or beginning
Italian:
primitivo
— relating to the origin or beginning
Japanese:
元の
(moto no)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Kazakh:
бастапқы
(bastapqy)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Kazakh:
алғашқы
(alğaşqy)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Korean:
처음의
(cheo'eum-ui)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Latin:
primitivus
— relating to the origin or beginning
Portuguese:
original
— relating to the origin or beginning
Portuguese:
originário
— relating to the origin or beginning
Russian:
первонача́льный
(pervonačálʹnyj)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Russian:
исхо́дный
(isxódnyj)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Spanish:
original
— relating to the origin or beginning
Tagalog:
orihinal
— relating to the origin or beginning
Ukrainian:
пе́рві́сний
(pérvísnyj)
— relating to the origin or beginning
Uzbek:
asl
— relating to the origin or beginning
Arabic:
أَصْلِيّ
(ʔaṣliyy)
— first in a series
Bulgarian:
първоначален
(pǎrvonačalen)
— first in a series
Catalan:
original
— first in a series
Chinese Mandarin:
原
(yuán)
— first in a series
Chinese Mandarin:
原始
(yuánshǐ)
— first in a series
Czech:
původní
— first in a series
Dutch:
origineel
— first in a series
Dutch:
oorspronkelijk
— first in a series
Finnish:
alkuperäinen
— first in a series
Finnish:
ensimmäinen
— first in a series
French:
original
— first in a series
Galician:
orixinal
— first in a series
German:
original
— first in a series
Greek:
αρχικός
(archikós)
— first in a series
Ancient Greek:
ἀρχηγικός
(arkhēgikós)
— first in a series
Hungarian:
eredeti
— first in a series
Italian:
originale
— first in a series
Italian:
primo
— first in a series
Japanese:
本来の
(honrai no)
— first in a series
Kazakh:
алғашқы
(alğaşqy)
— first in a series
Korean:
최초(最初)의
(choecho-ui)
— first in a series
Latin:
originalis
— first in a series
Norwegian Bokmål:
original
— first in a series
Norwegian Nynorsk:
original
— first in a series
Norwegian Nynorsk:
opphavleg
— first in a series
Occitan:
original
— first in a series
Persian:
اصلی
(asli)
— first in a series
Persian:
اریژینال
(orižinâl)
— first in a series
Portuguese:
original
— first in a series
Russian:
первонача́льный
(pervonačálʹnyj)
— first in a series
Russian:
перви́чный
(pervíčnyj)
— first in a series
Russian:
исхо́дный
(isxódnyj)
— first in a series
Russian:
оригина́льный
(originálʹnyj)
— first in a series
Sanskrit:
प्रथम
(prathamá)
— first in a series
Scottish Gaelic:
tùsail
— first in a series
Serbo-Croatian:
са̏мобӣтан
— first in a series
Serbo-Croatian:
првобитни
— first in a series
Serbo-Croatian:
sȁmobītan
— first in a series
Serbo-Croatian:
prvobitni
— first in a series
Spanish:
original
— first in a series
Swedish:
original-
— first in a series
Tagalog:
orihinal
— first in a series
Vietnamese:
gốc
— first in a series
Walloon:
prumî
— first in a series
Yiddish:
אָריגינעל
(originel)
— first in a series
Bengali:
অপূর্ব
(opurbo)
— newly created
Bulgarian:
нов
(nov)
— newly created
Bulgarian:
оригинален
(originalen)
— newly created
Dutch:
origineel
— newly created
Dutch:
oorspronkelijk
— newly created
Finnish:
tuore
— newly created
Finnish:
alkuperäinen
— newly created
Georgian:
ორიგინალური
(originaluri)
— newly created
German:
original
— newly created
Greek:
πρωτότυπος
(protótypos)
— newly created
Portuguese:
original
— newly created
Russian:
но́вый
(nóvyj)
— newly created
Russian:
све́жий
(svéžij)
— newly created
Serbo-Croatian:
са̏мобӣтан
— newly created
Serbo-Croatian:
но̏в
— newly created
Serbo-Croatian:
sȁmobītan
— newly created
Serbo-Croatian:
nȍv
— newly created
Spanish:
original
— newly created
Tagalog:
orihinal
— newly created
Yiddish:
אָריגינעל
(originel)
— newly created
Belarusian:
арыгіна́льны
(aryhinálʹny)
— fresh, different
Bengali:
অপূর্ব
(opurbo)
— fresh, different
Bulgarian:
оригинален
(originalen)
— fresh, different
Catalan:
original
— fresh, different
Danish:
original
— fresh, different
Dutch:
origineel
— fresh, different
Dutch:
oorspronkelijk
— fresh, different
Finnish:
tuore
— fresh, different
Finnish:
omaperäinen
— fresh, different
Finnish:
originelli
— fresh, different
Finnish:
omintakeinen
— fresh, different
French:
original
— fresh, different
Georgian:
ორიგინალური
(originaluri)
— fresh, different
German:
originell
— fresh, different
Greek:
πρωτότυπος
(protótypos)
— fresh, different
Hebrew:
מְקוֹרִי
— fresh, different
Italian:
originale
— fresh, different
Italian:
inedito
— fresh, different
Japanese:
独創的な
(dokusōteki-na)
— fresh, different
Korean:
신선(新鮮)하다
(sinseonhada)
— fresh, different
Latin:
novitatis
— fresh, different
Portuguese:
original
— fresh, different
Russian:
све́жий
(svéžij)
— fresh, different
Russian:
своеобра́зный
(svojeobráznyj)
— fresh, different
Russian:
оригина́льный
(originálʹnyj)
— fresh, different
Serbo-Croatian:
све̏ж
— fresh, different
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅž
— fresh, different
Spanish:
original
— fresh, different
Swedish:
originell
— fresh, different
Tagalog:
orihinal
— fresh, different
Ukrainian:
оригіна́льний
(oryhinálʹnyj)
— fresh, different
Ukrainian:
своєрі́дний
(svojerídnyj)
— fresh, different
Yiddish:
אָריגינעל
(originel)
— fresh, different
Dutch:
origineel
— pioneering
Dutch:
vernieuwend
— pioneering
Finnish:
alkuperäinen
— pioneering
Finnish:
ensimmäinen
— pioneering
French:
original
— pioneering
German:
ursprünglich
— pioneering
Greek:
πρωτοποριακός
(protoporiakós)
— pioneering
Italian:
primo
— pioneering
Spanish:
original
— pioneering
Tagalog:
orihinal
— pioneering
Dutch:
afkomstig
— having as its origin
Finnish:
peräisin
— having as its origin
German:
ursprünglich
— having as its origin
Italian:
originario
— having as its origin
Māori:
taketake
— having as its origin
Scottish Gaelic:
tùsail
— having as its origin
Spanish:
original
— having as its origin
Swedish:
ursprunglig
— having as its origin
Tagalog:
orihinal
— having as its origin
Armenian:
սկզբնագիր
(skzbnagir)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Armenian:
բնագիր
(bnagir)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Belarusian:
арыгіна́л
(aryhinál)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Bulgarian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
原作
(yuánzuò)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
原文
(yuánwén)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
原物
(yuánwù)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
本來 /本来
(běnlái)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
原著
(yuánzhù)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Chinese Mandarin:
原件
(yuánjiàn)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Czech:
originál
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Dutch:
origineel
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Finnish:
alkuperäiskappale
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Finnish:
originaali
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
French:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
German:
Original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
German:
Urschrift
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Greek:
πρωτότυπο
(protótypo)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Icelandic:
frumeintak
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Icelandic:
orginall
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Icelandic:
frumrit
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Japanese:
原物
(genbutsu)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Japanese:
原作
(gensaku)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Japanese:
原文
(genbun)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Kazakh:
түпнұсқа
(tüpnūsqa)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Kazakh:
төлнұсқа
(tölnūsqa)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Korean:
원물
(wonmul)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Korean:
원작
(wonjak)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Korean:
원본
(wonbon)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Macedonian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Norwegian Bokmål:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Norwegian Nynorsk:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Polish:
oryginał
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Polish:
pierwowzór
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Polish:
wzorzec
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Polish:
prawzór
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Polish:
autentyk
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Portuguese:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Russian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Russian:
первоисто́чник
(pervoistóčnik)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Russian:
исхо́дный текст
(isxódnyj tekst)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Serbo-Croatian:
ѝзво̄рнӣк
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Serbo-Croatian:
оригѝна̄л
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Serbo-Croatian:
ìzvōrnīk
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Serbo-Croatian:
origìnāl
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Slovak:
originál
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Slovene:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Spanish:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Swedish:
original
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Swedish:
förlaga
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Ukrainian:
оригіна́л
(oryhinál)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Vietnamese:
nguyên bản
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Yiddish:
אָריגינאַל
(original)
— object from which all later copies and variations are derived
Danish:
særling
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Danish:
original
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Dutch:
unicum
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Finnish:
ainutlaatuinen ihminen
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Finnish:
originelli persoona
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Icelandic:
sérvitringur
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Bokmål:
særling
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Bokmål:
raring
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Bokmål:
original
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Bokmål:
eksentriker
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Bokmål:
nerd
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
særling
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
raring
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
original
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
eksentrikar
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
nerd
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Russian:
оригина́л
(originál)
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Spanish:
único
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Swedish:
original
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Swedish:
excentriker
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
Swedish:
särling
— person with a unique and interesting personality and/or creative talent
