Original — synonyms, original antonyms, definition

1. original (a)

aboriginal actual antediluvian authentic authenticated authoritative autochthonous basic beginning bizarre bona fide certified charter congenital connate constitutional creative different domestic earliest • • •

2. original (Noun)

archetype example exemplar first founding guide ideal master master copy model mould pattern pilot prototype representative sample specimen standard type

original (Noun) — An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.

original (Noun) — Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies. ex. "this painting is a copy of the original"

creation example model

3. original (Adjective)

unoriginal

original (Adjective) — Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed. ex. "the original inhabitants of the Americas" ex. "the book still has its original binding" ex. "restored the house to its original condition" ex. "the original performance of the opera" ex. "the original cast" ex. "retracted his original statement"

original (Adjective) — (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary. ex. "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"

original (Adjective) — Being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of. ex. "a truly original approach" ex. "with original music" ex. "an original mind"

original (Adjective) — Not derived, copied or translated from something else. ex. "the play is original; not an adaptation" ex. "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox" ex. "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"

originality