Definitions for unusualʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•u•su•alʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl(adj.)
not usual or ordinary; uncommon.
Origin of unusual:
1575–85
un•u′su•al•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unusual(adj)
not usual or common or ordinary
"a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
strange, unusual(adj)
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
"a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
unusual(adj)
not commonly encountered
"two-career families are no longer unusual"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unusual(adjective)ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl
≠ usual
an unusual combination of foods; It's unusual to see four bald eagles in the same tree.
Wiktionary
unusual(Adjective)
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.
unusual(Adjective)
More than usual.
Webster Dictionary
Unusual(adj)
not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of unusual grace or erudition
Translations for unusual
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
unusual(adjective)
not usual; rare; uncommon
It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.
- ongewoonAfrikaans
- غَيْر عاديArabic
- необикновенBulgarian
- incomumPortuguese (BR)
- neobvyklýCzech
- ungewöhnlichGerman
- usædvanligDanish
- ασυνήθιστοςGreek
- raro, poco común, inhabitualSpanish
- ebatavalineEstonian
- غیر عادی؛ نادرFarsi
- poikkeuksellinenFinnish
- exceptionnelFrench
- לא רָגִיל, מוּזָרHebrew
- असामान्यHindi
- neobičanCroatian
- szokatlanHungarian
- jarangIndonesian
- óvenjulegurIcelandic
- insolitoItalian
- 普通でないJapanese
- 예외적인Korean
- neįprastas, nepaprastasLithuanian
- neparasts; neierastsLatvian
- tdk biasaMalay
- ongewoonDutch
- uvanlig, sjeldenNorwegian
- niezwykłyPolish
- invulgarPortuguese
- neobişnuit, excepţionalRomanian
- необычныйRussian
- nezvyčajný, zvláštnySlovak
- nenavadenSlovenian
- neobičanSerbian
- ovanlig, osedvanligSwedish
- ผิดปกติThai
- olağandışı, görülmedikTurkish
- 不尋常的Chinese (Trad.)
- незвичайний; надзвичайнийUkrainian
- غير معموليUrdu
- hiếm, khác thườngVietnamese
- 不平常的Chinese (Simp.)
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