"unwonted" meaning in English

See unwonted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈwɑntɪd/ [General-American], /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwonted.wav , En-us-unwonted.ogg Forms: more unwonted [comparative], most unwonted [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + wonted. Redundant in form, as wont is by itself historically the participle adjective. Largely displaced earlier unwont. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wenh₁-}}, {{af|en|un-|wonted|id1=negative}} un- + wonted Head templates: {{en-adj}} unwonted (comparative more unwonted, superlative most unwonted)
  1. Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange. Translations (not customary): ἀήθης (aḗthēs) (Ancient Greek), необичаен (neobičaen) (Bulgarian), insolito (Italian), neuchadjin (Manx), incomum (Portuguese), непривы́чный (neprivýčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), необы́чный (neobýčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), ре́дкий (rédkij) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unwonted-en-adj-hREIbTAA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of 'not customary': 99 1
  2. (archaic) Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-unwonted-en-adj-AiTXTQYx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unwontedly, unwontedness
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