独創性(どくそうせい)

どくそうせい
noun
originality; creativity
1. originality; creativity
The quality of being original; the ability to create new and unique ideas or works.
独創性(どくそうせい)を発揮(はっき)する。
To demonstrate originality.
この作品(さくひん)には独創性(どくそうせい)がある。
This work has originality.
独創性(どくそうせい)に欠(か)ける提案(ていあん)だ。
It's a proposal that lacks originality.

独創性(どくそうせい) refers to the quality of producing something new and unique — originality in thought, art, or work. It emphasizes the "creating something that didn't exist before" aspect of creativity.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 独創性(どくそうせい)がある: to have originality
  • 独創性(どくそうせい)に欠(か)ける: to lack originality
  • 独創性(どくそうせい)を発揮(はっき)する: to display originality
  • 独創性(どくそうせい)豊(ゆた)かな: rich in originality
  • 独創性(どくそうせい)に富(と)む: to be full of originality

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 独創性(どくそうせい): originality (creating something new)
  • 創造性(そうぞうせい): creativity (broader, the ability to create)
  • 独自性(どくじせい): uniqueness, distinctiveness
  • オリジナリティ: originality (loanword, used casually)

WORD FORMATION:
独(どく) (alone, original) + 創(そう) (create) + 性(せい) (quality/nature). The related adjective is 独創的(どくそうてき) (original, creative).

Related Words

Related: 独創的(どくそうてき) (adjective form)
Synonym: 創造性(そうぞうせい) (creativity (broader))
Synonym: 独自性(どくじせい) (uniqueness)
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Added 2026.1.16 18:49 · Revised 2026.4.16 13:18
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