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unwonted

 
Dictionary: un·wont·ed   (ŭn-wôn'tĭd, -wōn'-, -wŭn'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not habitual or ordinary; unusual: "Her unwonted breach of delicacy . . . perplexed him" (George Meredith).
  2. Not accustomed; unused.
unwontedly un·wont'ed·ly adv.
unwontedness un·wont'ed·ness n.

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IN BRIEF: Rare and unusual. Also: Not accustomed.

pronunciation The actor received unwonted acclaim for the obscure role.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: out of the ordinary


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uvant, ualmindelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongebruikelijk, ongewend

Français (French)
adj. - inhabituel

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungewohnt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασυνήθης, ασυνήθιστος

Italiano (Italian)
inusitato

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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