unoriginality

• Nom désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui n'est pas original, manquant de nouveauté ou de créativité, souvent caractérisé par l'imitation ou l'absence d'idées nouvelles.

A noun referring to the quality or state of lacking originality, novelty, or creativity, often characterized by imitation or a lack of new ideas.

indénombrable

1. Lack of creativityC1formal

   The quality of being uncreative or lacking new ideas, often resulting in imitation.

   Manque d'originalité

   • The film was criticized for its unoriginality and predictable plot.
   • His writing suffers from a lack of fresh ideas, showing clear unoriginality.
   • The artist's later works were marked by unoriginality, repeating earlier themes.

   Synonymesbanalitycommonplacenessconventionalitystalenesstriteness

   Antonymescreativityinnovationinventivenessoriginality

2. State of being derivativeC1formal

   The condition of being derived from something else, not novel or inventive.

   Caractère dérivé, absence d'originalité

   • The unoriginality of the design was evident in its resemblance to a popular brand.
   • Critics pointed out the unoriginality of the speech, which borrowed heavily from a previous address.
   • The committee noted the unoriginality of the proposal, which offered no new solutions.

   Synonymesbanalitycommonplacenessconventionalityordinarinesstriteness

   Antonymescreativityinnovationinventivenessnoveltyoriginality