- unwonted
- adjective Date: 1553 1. being out of the ordinary ; rare, unusual 2. not accustomed by experience • unwontedly adverb • unwontedness noun
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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
