Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Originality and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Originality" instead a noun "Device".
Originality
Originality noun - The quality or appeal of being new.
Device and originality are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Originality".
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How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- It's a plot device used out of sheer laziness on the part of the author and doesn't contain a single ounce of originality.
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Originality and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/originality
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Originality or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/originality.
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