Original

German Meaning

Original

Vorlage

Urschrift

Originalfassung

original

ursprünglich

originell

originär

eigentlich

urtümlich

urschriftlich

urwüchsig

English Meaning

  1. Preceding all others in time; first.
  2. Not derived from something else; fresh and unusual: an original play, not an adaptation.
  3. Showing a marked departure from previous practice; new: a truly original approach. See Synonyms at new.
  4. Productive of new things or new ideas; inventive: an original mind.
  5. Being the source from which a copy, reproduction, or translation is made.
  6. A first form from which other forms are made or developed: Later models of the car retained many features of the original.
  7. An authentic work of art: bought an original, not a print.
  8. Work that has been composed firsthand: kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher.
  9. A person who is appealingly odd or curious; a character.
  10. Archaic The source from which something arises; an originator.