独創(どくそう)

どくそう
noun
originality; creativity
1. originality; original creation; inventiveness
Creating something new from one's own ideas, without imitating others. Most often seen in the forms 独創的(どくそうてき) (original, creative) and 独創性(どくそうせい) (originality).
独創(どくそう)に富(と)む作品(さくひん)。
a work full of originality
その研究(けんきゅう)は独創(どくそう)に欠(か)けている。
That research lacks originality.
芸術(げいじゅつ)の世界(せかい)では、技術(ぎじゅつ)よりも独創(どくそう)が評価(ひょうか)されることがある。
In the art world, originality is sometimes valued more than technique.

Refers to inventing or creating something from one's own ideas rather than imitating. Most common in the derived forms 独創的(どくそうてき) (original, creative) and 独創性(どくそうせい) (originality).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 独創(どくそう)に富(と)む: to be full of originality
  • 独創(どくそう)性(せい): originality
  • 独創(どくそう)的(てき): original; creative

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 創造(そうぞう): creation — the act of creating, broader than originality
  • 独自(どくじ): one's own; unique — emphasizes being distinct from others

Related Words

Related: 独創的(どくそうてき) (original; creative)
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