What does unwonted mean?
Definitions for unwonted
ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn-un·wont·ed
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Princeton's WordNet
unwontedadjective
out of the ordinary
"an unwonted softness in her face"
Wiktionary
unwontedadjective
Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange.
unwontedadjective
Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Unwontedadjective
not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers
Unwontedadjective
uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Unwonted
un-wun′ted, adj. not wonted or accustomed: uncommon—(Spens.) Unwont′.—adv. Unwon′tedly.—n. Unwon′tedness.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unwonted in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unwonted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- असामान्यHindi
- incomumPortuguese
- необычный, непривычный, редкийRussian
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