unwonted

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From un- + wonted

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Homophones

• unwanted

[edit] Adjective

unwonted (comparative more unwonted, superlative most unwonted)

1. (archaic) Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent.
2. (archaic) Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.
   • 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 5.

     we demand the language we are accustomed to, and that which is different from this seems not in keeping but somewhat unintelligible and foreign because of its unwontedness.

[edit] Derived terms

• unwont
• unwontedly
• unwontedness

[edit] Translations

• Portuguese: incomum

[edit] References

• unwonted in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913