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unoriginality

unoriginality

6.0
A lack of new ideas or creativity
  • noun
  • /ˌʌnəˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪti/
translation icon : falta de originalidad
  • Many artists struggle with unoriginality, often repeating themes they have seen before.

Examples

  • Since Warhol was always bragging about his indecision, unoriginality, and blankness, you could never have the option of catching him at anything.

    Blog text (9)

  • The criticism focused on the unoriginality of the designs, which failed to impress the judges.

  • Finally, foreign investment in education does not necessarily foster unoriginality.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The fact that the apartment looked like a big hotel room only underlined the unoriginality of the occurrence.

    Blog text (27)

  • Remembering the moment, he forgot his annoyance at the unoriginality of drinking and took a swig.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The movie's predictable ending revealed its unoriginality and lack of creativity.

Synonyms

conventionality
vsunoriginality
1 7.4

Lacking new ideas and using the usual or expected forms

is about simple lack of novelty rather than social habit or conformity
triteness
vsunoriginality
1 7.9

A lack of new or interesting ideas because they are used too much

is the general absence of novelty rather than freshness lost by repetition
uncreativeness
vsunoriginality
7.5

Not having new ideas or ways of doing things

is the broader absence of novelty across things rather than only imagination
derivativeness
vsunoriginality
8.0

A quality of being not new and copied from other works

is broader, covering any absence of novelty not only direct copying
staleness
vsunoriginality
5.9

A lack of new ideas that makes something seem dull and familiar

is broader, meaning lack of novelty beyond merely wearing out from reuse

Antonyms

originality
30 4.5

A quality of being new and different in ideas and not copied from others

How Original

originality
30 4.5
creativity
213 3.4
unoriginality
6.0

Surface Forms

unoriginality singular
unoriginalities plural

Morphology

unoriginality = unoriginal (transparent) = un + original + ity

Formed by adding the productive nominalizing suffix '-ity' to the adjective 'unoriginal', which itself is a clear negative formed with 'un-'.

Etymology

Unoriginality breaks into un- + original + -ity, where un- means 'not', original comes from origin meaning 'beginning', and -ity means 'quality'. So unoriginality is the 'quality' of not being new or creative.