| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | standard, prototype |
Synonyms: |
archetype, coinage, creation, exemplar, forerunner, invention, model, novelty, paradigm, pattern, precedent, precursor, type |
Antonyms: |
creation, derivative, offshoot |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is eccentric |
Synonyms: |
anomaly, card*, case*, character, eccentric, nonconformist, oddball, oddity, queer, weirdo* |
| Main Entry: | archetype |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical example |
Synonyms: |
classic exemplar, form, ideal, model, original, paradigm, pattern, perfect specimen, prime example, prototype, standard |
Antonyms: |
atypical |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd person |
Synonyms: |
card*, case*, clown, crank, customer*, duck*, eccentric, figure, freak, nut, oddball, oddity, original*, personage, personality, queer, spook, wack, weirdo, zombie |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Main Entry: | criterion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | test, gauge for judgment |
Synonyms: |
archetype, basis, benchmark, canon, example, exemplar, fact, foundation, law, measure, model, norm, opinion, original, paradigm, pattern, point of comparison, precedent, principle, proof, prototype, rule, scale, standard, touchstone, yardstick |
Antonyms: |
change, conjecture, fancy, guess, possibility, probability |
| Main Entry: | eccentric |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is bizarre, unusual |
Synonyms: |
beatnik, character, freak, hippie, kook, loner, maverick, nonconformist, nut*, odd person, oddball, oddity, original, queer duck, rare bird, three-dollar bill, weirdo |
Antonyms: |
normal, standard |
| Main Entry: | example |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | instance, model |
Synonyms: |
archetype, case, case history, case in point, citation, copy, excuse, exemplar, exemplification, for instance, ideal, illustration, kind of thing, lesson, object, original, paradigm, paragon, part, pattern, precedent, prototype, quotation, representation, sample, sampling, specimen, standard, stereotype, symbol |
| Main Entry: | free spirit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nonconformist |
Synonyms: |
Bohemian, New Ager, beatnik, bohemian, dissenter, eccentric, flower child, free thinker, gonzo, hippie, maverick, nonconformist, original, radical |
| Main Entry: | invention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | creation, creativeness |
Synonyms: |
apparatus, black box, brainchild, coinage, concoction, contraption, contrivance, creativity, design, development, device, discovery, doodad, gadget, genius, gimmick, gizmo, imagination, ingenuity, innovation, inspiration, inventiveness, novelty, opus, original, originality, resourcefulness |
Antonyms: |
steal |
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example, standard |
Synonyms: |
apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, criterion, design, emblem, embodiment, epitome, exemplar, gauge, hero, ideal, lodestar, mirror, mold, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, quintessence, role model, saint, symbol, touchstone, type |