original

o-rig-i-nal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.

  2. 2.

    Created directly and personally by a particular artist; not a copy.

  3. 3.

    Not dependent on other people's ideas; inventive and creative.

  4. 4.

    Not previously known or used; fresh and unusual.

  5. 5.

    The earliest form of something from which copies may be made.

  6. 6.

    An eccentric or unusual person.

Related words

Antonyms: copy, derivative, imitation
See also: copy, creative, first, origin
Synonyms: first, initial, innovative, unique

Etymology

From Old French original, from Latin originalis meaning "of or belonging to the beginning," from origo (genitive originis) meaning "origin, beginning, source." The sense of "creative, inventive" developed in the 18th century.