Definitions for unwontedʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•wont•edʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn-(adj.)

  1. not customary, habitual, or usual; rare.

Origin of unwonted:

1545–55

un•wont′ed•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. unwonted(adj)

    out of the ordinary

    "an unwonted softness in her face"

Wiktionary

  1. unwonted(Adjective)

    Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.

  2. unwonted(Adjective)

    Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unwonted(adj)

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

  2. Unwonted(adj)

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


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