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- Dictionaryun·wont·ed/ˌənˈwôn(t)əd/
adjective
- 1. unaccustomed or unusual: "there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner"
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The meaning of UNWONTED is being out of the ordinary : rare, unusual. How to use unwonted in a sentence.
unusual; not often experienced or shown: He sprang to the phone with unwonted eagerness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unique and unusual. accidental. alt- alternative. atypically. be marked out as something idiom. fantastically. flip the script idiom. guerrilla. home brew. outpost. peerless. personalization. personalized. quaintly.
Synonyms for UNWONTED: unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, abnormal, unique, odd, rare, uncommon; Antonyms of UNWONTED: ordinary, common, normal, usual, customary, typical, frequent, familiar.
Unwonted was once a particularly beloved literary term, favored by authors like Henry James and Charles Dickens, whose books were filled with "unwonted circumstances," and the like. Not to be confused — as it often is — with unwanted, meaning not wanted or desired.
Definition of unwonted in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of unwonted. Information and translations of unwonted in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.
Unwonted definition: not customary or usual; rare. See examples of UNWONTED used in a sentence.
unusual; not often experienced or shown: He sprang to the phone with unwonted eagerness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unique and unusual. accidental. alt- alternative. atypically. be marked as something idiom. fantastically. flip the script idiom. guerrilla. home brew. outpost. peerless. personalization. personalized. quaintly.
2 meanings: 1. out of the ordinary; unusual 2. archaic unaccustomed; unused.... Click for more definitions.
Define unwonted. unwonted synonyms, unwonted pronunciation, unwonted translation, English dictionary definition of unwonted. adj. Not usual or accustomed: "Her unwonted breach of delicacy ... perplexed him" . un·wont′ed·ly adv. un·wont′ed·ness n.
Definition of unwonted adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
