Original definition
Original is an adjective meaning "preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed." It has 6 meanings, as an adjective and a noun, listed below with example sentences.
- Part of speech
- adjective, noun
- Syllables
- 4
- Letters
- 8
- How common
- Everyday word
Original as an adjective
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
"the original inhabitants of the Americas"
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
"his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
"a truly original approach"
not derived or copied or translated from something else
"the play is original, not an adaptation"
Original as a noun
an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Same sense: master, master copy
something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
"this painting is a copy of the original"
Same sense: pilot, archetype
Synonyms and antonyms
- master
- master copy
- pilot
- archetype
Opposite: unoriginal.
How to say original
Original has 4 syllables and rhymes with aboriginal. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.
Words that rhyme with original
- aboriginal
ORIGINAL in word games
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Anagrams
- 0
Is ORIGINAL a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check ORIGINAL in the word checker, or unscramble ORIGINAL to see the shorter words in its letters.
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