unusual

English

Alternative forms

• unusuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/, /ʌnˈjuːʒəl/, X-SAMPA: /Vn"ju:Zu@l/, /Vn"ju:Z@l/

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Adjective

unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)

1. Unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm.

   His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.

2. More than usual.

Synonyms

• (different from the expected): abnormal, rare, strange, weird, (stronger) extraordinary
  • See also Wikisaurus:strange

Antonyms

• (different from the expected): normal, usual

Translations

unlike what is expected; differing in some way from the norm

• Bulgarian: необикновен (bg) (neobiknoven)
• Catalan: inusual (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 稀有 (cmn) (xīyǒu)

• Czech: neobvyklý (cs) m
• Dutch: ongebruikelijk (nl), ongewoon (nl)
• Esperanto: nekutima
• Finnish: erikoinen (fi), epätavallinen (fi)
• French: inhabituel (fr), insolite (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can

• German: ungewöhnlich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἀήθης (aēthēs)

• Italian: insolito (it), particolare (it)
• Japanese: 珍しい (ja) (めずらしい, mezurashii)
• Portuguese: inesperado (pt)
• Romanian: ciudat (ro), insolit (ro) m and n, neobișnuit (ro) m and n, neuzual (ro)
• Russian: необычный (ru) (neobýčnyj), необыкновенный (ru) (neobyknovénnyj)
• Swedish: ovanlig (sv)

more than usual