Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the ability to think and act independently;
2.
the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Originality \O*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. originalit['e].]
1. The quality or state of being original. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
2. Ability to create new and original ideas, works of art,
theories, etc.; ability to express oneself in an original
manner; creativity; -- of people.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
originality
n 1: the ability to think and act independently
2: the quality of being new and original (not derived from
something else) [ant: unoriginality]