"unconventional" meaning in English

See unconventional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unconventional [comparative], most unconventional [superlative]
Etymology: un- + conventional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|conventional}} un- + conventional Head templates: {{en-adj}} unconventional (comparative more unconventional, superlative most unconventional)
  1. Not adhering to convention or accepted standards Categories (topical): Personality Translations (not adhering to convention or accepted standards): оригинален (originalen) (Bulgarian), нестандартен (nestandarten) (Bulgarian), 非传统的 (Chinese Mandarin), epätavallinen (Finnish), epätavanomainen (Finnish), unkonventionell (German), לא קונבנציונאלי (Hebrew), niekonwencjonalny (Polish), neconvențional (Romanian), atipic (Romanian), нестанда́ртный (nestandártnyj) (Russian), нетрадицио́нный (netradiciónnyj) (Russian), нешабло́нный (nešablónnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unconventional-en-adj-BLQfEW90 Disambiguation of Personality: 55 0 29 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 2 8 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 50 7 32 11 Disambiguation of 'not adhering to convention or accepted standards': 98 1 1
  2. Out of the ordinary Translations (out of the ordinary): необикновен (neobiknoven) (Bulgarian), 特規的 (Chinese Mandarin), 特规的 (Chinese Mandarin), epätavallinen (Finnish), epätavanomainen (Finnish), unkonventionell (German), niekonwencjonalny (Polish), необы́чный (neobýčnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unconventional-en-adj-PeUj7n2b Disambiguation of 'out of the ordinary': 1 99 0
  3. Atypical Translations (atypical): необичаен (neobičaen) (Bulgarian), epätavallinen (Finnish), epätavanomainen (Finnish), unkonventionell (German), niekonwencjonalny (Polish), атипи́чный (atipíčnyj) (Russian), нетипи́чный (netipíčnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unconventional-en-adj-TvAWbh8s Disambiguation of 'atypical': 1 0 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underground

Noun

Forms: unconventionals [plural]
Etymology: un- + conventional Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|conventional}} un- + conventional Head templates: {{en-noun}} unconventional (plural unconventionals)
  1. Something or someone that is unconventional.
    Sense id: en-unconventional-en-noun-3TStmcUE

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unconventional meaning in English (5.8kB)

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