original
Meanings
- 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;
- "this painting is a copy of the original"
- preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed;
- "the original inhabitants of the Americas"
- "the book still has its original binding"
- "restored the house to its original condition"
- "the original performance of the opera"
- "the original cast"
- "retracted his original statement"
- (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary;
- "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
- being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of;
- "a truly original approach"
- "with original music"
- "an original mind"
- not derived or copied or translated from something else;
- "the play is original
- "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"
- "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
- ORIGINAL n pl. -S the first form of something
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
original is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordoriginal is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
original is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
original is a valid Words With Friends word