unusual

English

Alternative forms

• unusuall (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʌnˈjuːʒuəl/ or /ʌnˈjuːʒəl/, SAMPA: /Vn"ju:Zu@l/ or /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) Chinese: Mandarin: 稀有 (zh) (xīyǒu) Czech: neobvyklý (cs) m. Dutch: ongebruikelijk (nl), ongewoon (nl) Esperanto: nekutima Finnish: erikoinen (fi), epätavallinen (fi) French: inhabituel (fr), insolite (fr) 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