nonoriginal
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnəˈrɪdʒɪnəl/
:
no original
- Many students submitted nonoriginal essays that simply rephrased popular articles instead of presenting their own thoughts.
- nonoriginal subjects
Examples
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Use of less expensive, nonoriginal parts for auto repairs, which policyholders argued were inferior to original manufacturers' parts.
Academic text (2007) -
Results of planned contrasts presented in Table 2 reveal a significant increase in originality of responses for original subjects as the OTR increases, but no significant increase in originality of responses for nonoriginal subjects.
Academic text (1993) -
As indicated in Table 3, which presents mean scores and standard deviations of questionnaire items, original subjects perceived their responses to be more original than did nonoriginal subjects.
Academic text (1993) -
Perceptions of effort expended in giving original associations did not differ between original and nonoriginal subjects, F(1, 123) = 1.50, p > .22.
Academic text (1993) -
There is a slight trend for original subjects to report being more aware of their attitude toward originality compared to nonoriginal subjects, F(1,123) = 3.33, p < .07.
Academic text (1993) -
The artist's latest work was criticized for being too nonoriginal and lacking fresh ideas.
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The film was declared nonoriginal because it reused plot lines and character tropes from previous movies.
Synonyms
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7.2
Very similar to another person's work and not original
8
3.4
Not new or creative like ideas you have heard before
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4.8
Made in a simple, predictable way so many things look the same
1
5.8
Not showing new ideas or imagination
Showing no original ideas or creativity
Not new or creative
Not having features that make it stand out
Something that is not the only one and can appear more than once
Antonyms
How Original
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5.1
165
5.5
250
3.6
175
2.8
1
5.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonoriginal comes from the prefix non- ('not') and original, which links to 'origin' and means 'first' or 'new'. So nonoriginal means 'not new' and is used for a copy or reproduction rather than the first, real item.