unwonted

unwonted
Synonyms and related words:
a stranger to, abnormal, atypical, breakaway, disaccustomed, extraordinary, ignorant, inexperienced, infrequent, irregular, new to, odd, offbeat, peculiar, rare, recherche, rusty, singular, strange, sui generis, unaccustomed, unacquainted with, uncommon, unconventional, unconversant with, uncustomary, undreamed-of, unexpected, unfamiliar, unfamiliar with, unhabituated, unhardened, unheard-of, unimaginable, uninured, unique, unordinary, unorthodox, unpracticed, unprecedented, unseasoned, unthinkable, unthought-of, untrained, unused, unused to, unusual, weaned

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  • Unwonted — Un*wont ed ([u^]n*w[u^]nt [e^]d), a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. Unwonted lights.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unwonted — [un wôn′tid, unwōn′tid, unwän′tid, unwun′tid] adj. [ UN + WONTED] 1. not common, usual, or habitual; rare [to speak with unwonted severity] 2. Archaic not accustomed or used: usually with to unwontedly adv …   English World dictionary

  • unwonted — index different, nonconforming, original (creative), unforeseeable, unusual Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • unwonted — not usual, 1550s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of WONT (Cf. wont) …   Etymology dictionary

  • unwonted — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unaccustomed or unusual. DERIVATIVES unwontedly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unwonted — adjective a) Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange. [...] enjoying in their quiet way the unwonted atmosphere of youth and happiness. b) Unused (to); unaccustomed ( …   Wiktionary

  • unwonted — unwontedly, adv. unwontedness, n. /un wawn tid, wohn , wun /, adj. 1. not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness. 2. Archaic. unaccustomed or unused. [1545 55; UN 1 + WONTED] * * * …   Universalium

  • unwonted — un|wont|ed [ʌnˈwəuntıd US ˈwoun ] adj [only before noun] formal unusual and not what you expect to happen ▪ unwonted freedom …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unwonted — un|wont|ed [ ʌn wountəd ] adjective FORMAL not usual for a particular person or thing and therefore unexpected: Let s go, she said, with unwonted enthusiasm …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unwonted — adjective (only before noun) formal unusual and not what you expect to happen: “Good day” he cried with unwonted good humour …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unwonted — UK [ʌnˈwəʊntɪd] / US [ʌnˈwoʊntəd] adjective formal not usual for a particular person or thing and therefore unexpected Let s go, she said, with unwonted enthusiasm …   English dictionary

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