originality

originalité

Qualité de ce qui est nouveau, différent et non copié sur autre chose.

En anglais simple : The quality of being new, different, and not copied from something else.

• The design lacks originality.
• We admired the originality of her story.
• His paintings won praise for their originality.

Comment l'utiliser : originality of something (The originality of the design impressed us.)

Synonymes : novelty, freshness

Contraires : unoriginality

Expressions courantes : originality of something, lack of originality, striking originality

créativité, inventivité

Capacité à penser par soi-même et à créer de nouvelles idées.

En anglais simple : The ability to think for yourself and create new ideas.

• She shows great originality.
• The teacher encourages originality in her students.
• His originality helps him solve unusual problems.

Synonymes : creativity, inventiveness

Expressions courantes : show originality, encourage originality, someone’s originality