originality

nouns

the ability to think and act independently
originality
is a type of (narrower)
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
"danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
ability, power
the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
originality
is derived from
original
antonym
unoriginality
is a type of (narrower)
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
"the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
quality
is an attribute of
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"
original
is an attribute of
not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
"the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
unoriginal