- Not habitual or ordinary; unusual: "Her unwonted breach of delicacy . . . perplexed him" (George Meredith).
- Not accustomed; unused.
unwontedness un·wont'ed·ness n.
Dictionary:
un·wont·ed (ŭn-wôn'tĭd, -wōn'-, -wŭn'-) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: unwonted |
adjective
| Word Tutor: unwonted |
The actor received unwonted acclaim for the obscure role.
| WordNet: unwonted |
The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
out of the ordinary
| Translations: Unwonted |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uvant, ualmindelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
ongebruikelijk, ongewend
Français (French)
adj. - inhabituel
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungewohnt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - desabituado, desusado
Русский (Russian)
непривыкший (к чему-л.), непривычный, редкий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - desacostumbrado, insólito, extraño, inusual, desusado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ovanlig, sällsynt
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不习惯的, 非习常的, 不寻常的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不習慣的, 非習常的, 不尋常的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보통이 아닌, 드문, ~에 익숙하지 않은
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 異例の, まれな
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير عادي, غير مالوف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בלתי רגיל, נדיר
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