Definitions For Original

noun

  • An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
  • Something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
  • A document, film, painting, etc., which is created by someone and from which a copy or translation is made
  • A person who is different from other people in an appealing or interesting way

adjective

  • Not derived or copied or translated from something else
  • Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
  • (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

adjective

  • Being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

Is Original a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
12

The word Original is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Original in a Sentence

  • I gave her a copy of the report and kept the original.
  • This isn't a reprint, it's an original.
  • Compared to other actresses of her generation, she is a true original.
  • Their original idea was to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.
  • The word's original meaning was very different from its current meaning.
  • I gave her a copy and kept the original document myself.

Synonyms for Original

Antonyms for Original

Look up a Word

Search the dictionary for definitions, synonyms, antonyms, rhymes, and more!

Cite This Article

Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

WORD SCRAMBLE. THE WORD FINDER located on the website https://www.thewordfinder.com/