original
adjective
[ əˈrɪdʒɪn(ə)l ]
• present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.
• "the original owner of the house"
Similar:
indigenous,
native,
aboriginal,
first,
earliest,
early,
initial,
primary,
primordial,
primal,
primeval,
autochthonic,
autochthonous,
untouched,
unedited,
uncut,
• created personally by a particular artist, writer, musician, etc.; not a copy.
• "original Rembrandts"
Similar:
authentic,
genuine,
actual,
real,
true,
bona fide,
veritable,
not copied,
archetypal,
prototypical,
master,
kosher,
pukka,
• not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive or novel.
• "a subtle and original thinker"
Similar:
innovative,
creative,
imaginative,
innovatory,
innovational,
inventive,
ingenious,
new,
novel,
fresh,
refreshing,
unusual,
unconventional,
unorthodox,
unfamiliar,
unprecedented,
groundbreaking,
disruptive,
pioneering,
avant-garde,
seminal,
fertile,
unique,
individual,
individualistic,
distinctive,
original
noun
• the earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.
• "the portrait may be a copy of the original"
• an eccentric or unusual person.
• "he was one of the true originals"
Similar:
individualist,
individual,
eccentric,
nonconformist,
free spirit,
bohemian,
rare bird,
maverick,
oddity,
rara avis,
character,
oddball,
nut,
weirdo,
weirdie,
one-off,
odd bod,
oner,
odd/queer fish,
wacko,
wack,
screwball,
kook,
wackadoo,
wackadoodle,
card,
case,
Origin:
Middle English (the earliest use being in the phrase original sin ): from Old French, or from Latin originalis, from origin- (see origin).
