What does unwonted mean?

Definitions for unwonted
ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn-un·wont·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unwontedadjective

    out of the ordinary

    "an unwonted softness in her face"

Wiktionary

  1. unwontedadjective

    Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.

  2. unwontedadjective

    Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unwontedadjective

    His sad, dull eyes, sunk deep in hollow pits,
    Could not endure th’ unwonted sun to view. Fairy Queen.

    My father’s of a better nature
    Than he appears by speech; this is unwonted
    Which now came from him. William Shakespeare.

    Every unwonted meteor is portentous, and some divine prognostick. Joseph Glanvill.

    Thick breath, quick pulse, and heaving of my heart,
    All signs of some unwonted change appear. Dryden.

    Philoclea, who blushing, and withal smiling, making shamefastness pleasant, and pleasure shamefast, tenderly moved her feet, unwonted to feel the naked ground. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

    Sea calves unwonted to fresh waters fly. May.

    O how oft shall he
    On faith and changed gods complain; and seas
    Rough with black winds and storms,
    Unwonted shall admire. John Milton.

ChatGPT

  1. unwonted

    Unwonted refers to something that is unusual, unfamiliar, or not expected; not in accordance with one's regular habit or custom. It can also mean unaccustomed or out of the ordinary.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwontedadjective

    not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers

  2. Unwontedadjective

    uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unwonted

    un-wun′ted, adj. not wonted or accustomed: uncommon—(Spens.) Unwont′.—adv. Unwon′tedly.—n. Unwon′tedness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwonted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unwonted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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