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unusual

  (ŭn-yū'zhū-əl) pronunciation
adj.

Not usual, common, or ordinary.

unusually un·u'su·al·ly adv.
unusualness un·u'su·al·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: unusual

adjective

  1. Rarely occurring or appearing: infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon. Idioms: few and far between. See usual/unusual.
  2. Not usual or ordinary: atypic, atypical, novel, unconventional, unordinary, unwonted. Slang offbeat. See usual/unusual.
  3. Deviating from the customary: bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, weird. Slang kooky, screwball. British Slang rum, rummy2. See usual/unusual.
  4. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary: exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, uncommon. Informal standout. Slang awesome, out of sight. See better/worse, usual/unusual.

 
Antonyms: unusual

adj

Definition: different
Antonyms: common, familiar, normal, regular, standard, usual


 
Word Tutor: unusual
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Not common.

pronunciation Lose yourself in generous service and every day can be a most unusual day, a triumphant day, an abundantly rewarding day! — William Arthur Ward.

 
Translations: Translations for: Unusual

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usædvanlig, ualmindelig, unormal

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongewoon, bijzonder, apart

Français (French)
adj. - peu commun, inhabituel, original, rare, hors du commun

Deutsch (German)
adj. - außergewöhnlich, ungewöhnlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος, σπάνιος

Italiano (Italian)
singolare, insolito

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fora do comum

Русский (Russian)
необычный, редкий, примечательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extraño, raro, original, desacostumbrado, insólito, inusitado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovanlig, sällsynt, osedvanlig

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不寻常的, 非常的, 罕见的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不尋常的, 非常的, 罕見的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보통이 아닌, 비범한, 별난

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 普通でない, 異常な, 珍しい, まれな, 非凡な, 独特な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) استثنائي, غير عادي, نادر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בלתי רגיל, יוצא דופן‬


 
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