derivativeness
Quality of copying
Derivativeness is the quality of being derived from something else rather than original.
The term usually carries a negative connotation—work criticized for its derivativeness lacks freshness or innovation: The film's derivativeness was obvious to anyone familiar with the genre.
Critics noted the derivativeness of his later novels.
Overused and unoriginal
- clichedOverused and unoriginal
- banalUnoriginal and dull
- triteOverused, lacking freshness
- staleNo longer fresh
platitude · formulaic · uninspired · unimaginative · commonplace · tired · worn-out · overused
One who mimics another
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- emulationCopying to rival
- apingImitating closely
- parrotingMechanical verbal imitation
reproduction · replica · facsimile · duplicate · clone · simulation · echo · mirror
Restate without freshness
- reiterationSaying something again
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
- retreadingRenewing tire surfaces
remake · repackaging · redux · retread · replication · duplication · redundancy · sameness
Creating something original
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- noveltyQuality of being original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
freshness · uniqueness · distinctiveness · breakthrough · pioneering · vision · inspiration · artistry
hackneyed
Overused and unoriginal
stale · platitude · formulaic · uninspired · unimaginative · commonplace · tired · worn-out · overused · prosaic
copycat
One who mimics another
parroting · reproduction · replica · facsimile · duplicate · clone · simulation · echo · mirror · counterfeit
rehash
Restate without freshness
- reiterationSaying something again
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
retreading · remake · repackaging · redux · retread · replication · duplication · redundancy · sameness · echo
innovation
Creating something original
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- noveltyQuality of being original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
inventiveness · freshness · uniqueness · distinctiveness · breakthrough · pioneering · vision · inspiration · artistry · authenticity
derivativenessoriginality
Novel creative quality
inventiveness · innovation · creativity · ingenuity · novelty
derivativenessauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · individuality · distinctiveness · uniqueness · singularity
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