Unwontedness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unwontedness is a noun meaning The quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
Meaning
The quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
Example Sentences
1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. 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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include uncustomariness, unusualness, unordinariness, unconventionalness, uncommonness, unusedness.
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