original

/ɚˈɪdʒənəl/ · 4 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
   “the original inhabitants of the Americas”
2. (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary
   “his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources”
3. being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of
   “a truly original approach”
4. not derived or copied or translated from something else
   “the play is original; not an adaptation”

noun

1. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
2. something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
   “this painting is a copy of the original”

Synonyms for original

• first
• primary
• avant-garde
• freehand
• fresh
• germinal
• innovative
• underivative
• underived
• master
• master copy
• archetype
• pilot

Antonyms of original

• unoriginal

Words that rhyme with original

• aboriginal