Definition of unwonted in English:

unwonted

adjectiveʌnˈwəʊntɪd

attributive Unaccustomed or unusual.
there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner
Example sentencesExamples
- The British scholar complained recently in a New York Times Op-Ed that the United States simply has too much unwonted power and needs a counterweight - a stronger Europe.
- As such, these data may well acquire an unwonted historical significance if the potential ecological impact of the disease becomes a reality.
- In other conflicts, too, Roman armies seemed to have unwonted difficulties.
- It is 14 years since this great American choreographer's death, and after a period of unwonted chaos, the future of her company at last looms clear.
- It was a question of degree for the tribunal in each case to decide whether the change of mind is too late to recover from the unwise and unwonted words.
- He complied of course, and stood shading his haggard face in the unwonted sunlight of the great window, looking as wan and unearthly as if he had been summoned from the grave.
- So he will miss an event which last year afforded him more, unwonted, publicity than ever before in his life.
- Despite the unwonted showers over the past week, she said, St Lucia was experiencing effects of the dry season.
- The stark fact that significant portions of our planet are under the supervision of exceptionally stupid and ill-informed people is provoking unwonted expressions of anger and alarm.
- He followed her progress almost as much by imagination as by perception, but even through such tenuous tracking he could tell that she was moving with unwonted deliberation.
- The reason why I prefer the alternative advocated with unwonted vigour of expression by the doyen of living tort writers is that it gives better effect to widespread conceptions concerning the home and family.
- Why is it that London is in the throes of a simultaneous and quite unwonted dim sum explosion?
- It was the unwanted, unwonted curiosity it raised, racing from one possibility to another instead of letting me doze off.
- Because the triplet rhythm of the song's accompaniment and the tune itself remain recognisable, one finds a path through his forest of notes with unwonted ease, and values his density all the more.
- Sketched in 1943 during a period of exhaustion, and taken up again and finished in 1946, the picture not only reverts to the artistry of her prime but is infused with an unwonted lyricism.
- Seeking to ‘understand’ so-called ‘problems’ is often not kindness, but rather unwonted indulgence: it is a special kind of cruelty that means people no longer attempt to better their behaviour.
- Nevertheless, the intense rivalry between France, England, and the empire, compounded by heightened religious tensions and the nervousness of Rome, lent the Scottish king unwonted diplomatic weight.
- The shock and shame I felt on reading that statement of transfer, in all its lack of human affect, took the form of an unwanted, and unwonted, sense of complicity, and then remorse, over a century after the fact.
- He is describing a paradigm shift, and this fact is all the more obvious for his unwonted coyness in discussing it.
- I can say that the engineering gives the violin and piano unwonted realism and spatial presence.
Synonyms
unusual, uncommon, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unprecedented, atypical, untypical, abnormal, strange, peculiar, curious, out of the way, irregular, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, special, remarkable, singular, rare, surprising

Derivatives

unwontedly

adverb

as submodifier she was unwontedly shy and subdued
Example sentencesExamples
- He looked up at last, his eyes unwontedly serious in the twilight.
- The town of Slough in Buckinghamshire, for instance, became a focus for much industrial activity in the thirties - while its architectural horrors became the target for the unwontedly bitter satire of John Betjeman.
- Perhaps if he hadn't looked so unwontedly silly, then he would have been able to keep it down, but instead he snorted.

unwontedness

noun

Fear, inferiority, unwontedness, and uncertain futures was the state in which the Assyrians lived constantly.
Example sentencesExamples
- We were all - even Claydon - ready to concede that her unwontedness was in some degree a matter of environment.
- His unwontedness was in some degree a matter of environment.
- The trees of the fields and plantations writhed like miserable men as the air wound its way swiftly among them: the lowest portions of their trunks, that had hardly ever been known to move, were visibly rocked by the fiercer gusts, distressing the mind by its painful unwontedness, as when a strong man is seen to shed tears.

Definition of unwonted in US English:

unwonted

adjective

attributive Unaccustomed or unusual.
there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner
Example sentencesExamples
- It is 14 years since this great American choreographer's death, and after a period of unwonted chaos, the future of her company at last looms clear.
- As such, these data may well acquire an unwonted historical significance if the potential ecological impact of the disease becomes a reality.
- Seeking to ‘understand’ so-called ‘problems’ is often not kindness, but rather unwonted indulgence: it is a special kind of cruelty that means people no longer attempt to better their behaviour.
- It was the unwanted, unwonted curiosity it raised, racing from one possibility to another instead of letting me doze off.
- The British scholar complained recently in a New York Times Op-Ed that the United States simply has too much unwonted power and needs a counterweight - a stronger Europe.
- Nevertheless, the intense rivalry between France, England, and the empire, compounded by heightened religious tensions and the nervousness of Rome, lent the Scottish king unwonted diplomatic weight.
- Because the triplet rhythm of the song's accompaniment and the tune itself remain recognisable, one finds a path through his forest of notes with unwonted ease, and values his density all the more.
- The reason why I prefer the alternative advocated with unwonted vigour of expression by the doyen of living tort writers is that it gives better effect to widespread conceptions concerning the home and family.
- So he will miss an event which last year afforded him more, unwonted, publicity than ever before in his life.
- Why is it that London is in the throes of a simultaneous and quite unwonted dim sum explosion?
- Despite the unwonted showers over the past week, she said, St Lucia was experiencing effects of the dry season.
- He complied of course, and stood shading his haggard face in the unwonted sunlight of the great window, looking as wan and unearthly as if he had been summoned from the grave.
- Sketched in 1943 during a period of exhaustion, and taken up again and finished in 1946, the picture not only reverts to the artistry of her prime but is infused with an unwonted lyricism.
- In other conflicts, too, Roman armies seemed to have unwonted difficulties.
- He is describing a paradigm shift, and this fact is all the more obvious for his unwonted coyness in discussing it.
- He followed her progress almost as much by imagination as by perception, but even through such tenuous tracking he could tell that she was moving with unwonted deliberation.
- The stark fact that significant portions of our planet are under the supervision of exceptionally stupid and ill-informed people is provoking unwonted expressions of anger and alarm.
- I can say that the engineering gives the violin and piano unwonted realism and spatial presence.
- The shock and shame I felt on reading that statement of transfer, in all its lack of human affect, took the form of an unwanted, and unwonted, sense of complicity, and then remorse, over a century after the fact.
- It was a question of degree for the tribunal in each case to decide whether the change of mind is too late to recover from the unwise and unwonted words.
Synonyms
unusual, uncommon, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unprecedented, atypical, untypical, abnormal, strange, peculiar, curious, out of the way, irregular, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, special, remarkable, singular, rare, surprising

单词	unwonted
释义	Definition of unwonted in English: unwonted adjectiveʌnˈwəʊntɪd attributive Unaccustomed or unusual. there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner Example sentencesExamples The British scholar complained recently in a New York Times Op-Ed that the United States simply has too much unwonted power and needs a counterweight - a stronger Europe. As such, these data may well acquire an unwonted historical significance if the potential ecological impact of the disease becomes a reality. In other conflicts, too, Roman armies seemed to have unwonted difficulties. It is 14 years since this great American choreographer's death, and after a period of unwonted chaos, the future of her company at last looms clear. It was a question of degree for the tribunal in each case to decide whether the change of mind is too late to recover from the unwise and unwonted words. He complied of course, and stood shading his haggard face in the unwonted sunlight of the great window, looking as wan and unearthly as if he had been summoned from the grave. So he will miss an event which last year afforded him more, unwonted, publicity than ever before in his life. Despite the unwonted showers over the past week, she said, St Lucia was experiencing effects of the dry season. The stark fact that significant portions of our planet are under the supervision of exceptionally stupid and ill-informed people is provoking unwonted expressions of anger and alarm. He followed her progress almost as much by imagination as by perception, but even through such tenuous tracking he could tell that she was moving with unwonted deliberation. The reason why I prefer the alternative advocated with unwonted vigour of expression by the doyen of living tort writers is that it gives better effect to widespread conceptions concerning the home and family. Why is it that London is in the throes of a simultaneous and quite unwonted dim sum explosion? It was the unwanted, unwonted curiosity it raised, racing from one possibility to another instead of letting me doze off. Because the triplet rhythm of the song's accompaniment and the tune itself remain recognisable, one finds a path through his forest of notes with unwonted ease, and values his density all the more. Sketched in 1943 during a period of exhaustion, and taken up again and finished in 1946, the picture not only reverts to the artistry of her prime but is infused with an unwonted lyricism. Seeking to ‘understand’ so-called ‘problems’ is often not kindness, but rather unwonted indulgence: it is a special kind of cruelty that means people no longer attempt to better their behaviour. Nevertheless, the intense rivalry between France, England, and the empire, compounded by heightened religious tensions and the nervousness of Rome, lent the Scottish king unwonted diplomatic weight. The shock and shame I felt on reading that statement of transfer, in all its lack of human affect, took the form of an unwanted, and unwonted, sense of complicity, and then remorse, over a century after the fact. He is describing a paradigm shift, and this fact is all the more obvious for his unwonted coyness in discussing it. I can say that the engineering gives the violin and piano unwonted realism and spatial presence. Synonyms unusual, uncommon, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unprecedented, atypical, untypical, abnormal, strange, peculiar, curious, out of the way, irregular, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, special, remarkable, singular, rare, surprising Derivatives unwontedly adverb as submodifier she was unwontedly shy and subdued Example sentencesExamples He looked up at last, his eyes unwontedly serious in the twilight. The town of Slough in Buckinghamshire, for instance, became a focus for much industrial activity in the thirties - while its architectural horrors became the target for the unwontedly bitter satire of John Betjeman. Perhaps if he hadn't looked so unwontedly silly, then he would have been able to keep it down, but instead he snorted. unwontedness noun Fear, inferiority, unwontedness, and uncertain futures was the state in which the Assyrians lived constantly. Example sentencesExamples We were all - even Claydon - ready to concede that her unwontedness was in some degree a matter of environment. His unwontedness was in some degree a matter of environment. The trees of the fields and plantations writhed like miserable men as the air wound its way swiftly among them: the lowest portions of their trunks, that had hardly ever been known to move, were visibly rocked by the fiercer gusts, distressing the mind by its painful unwontedness, as when a strong man is seen to shed tears. Definition of unwonted in US English: unwonted adjective attributive Unaccustomed or unusual. there was an unwonted gaiety in her manner Example sentencesExamples It is 14 years since this great American choreographer's death, and after a period of unwonted chaos, the future of her company at last looms clear. As such, these data may well acquire an unwonted historical significance if the potential ecological impact of the disease becomes a reality. Seeking to ‘understand’ so-called ‘problems’ is often not kindness, but rather unwonted indulgence: it is a special kind of cruelty that means people no longer attempt to better their behaviour. It was the unwanted, unwonted curiosity it raised, racing from one possibility to another instead of letting me doze off. The British scholar complained recently in a New York Times Op-Ed that the United States simply has too much unwonted power and needs a counterweight - a stronger Europe. Nevertheless, the intense rivalry between France, England, and the empire, compounded by heightened religious tensions and the nervousness of Rome, lent the Scottish king unwonted diplomatic weight. Because the triplet rhythm of the song's accompaniment and the tune itself remain recognisable, one finds a path through his forest of notes with unwonted ease, and values his density all the more. The reason why I prefer the alternative advocated with unwonted vigour of expression by the doyen of living tort writers is that it gives better effect to widespread conceptions concerning the home and family. So he will miss an event which last year afforded him more, unwonted, publicity than ever before in his life. Why is it that London is in the throes of a simultaneous and quite unwonted dim sum explosion? Despite the unwonted showers over the past week, she said, St Lucia was experiencing effects of the dry season. He complied of course, and stood shading his haggard face in the unwonted sunlight of the great window, looking as wan and unearthly as if he had been summoned from the grave. Sketched in 1943 during a period of exhaustion, and taken up again and finished in 1946, the picture not only reverts to the artistry of her prime but is infused with an unwonted lyricism. In other conflicts, too, Roman armies seemed to have unwonted difficulties. He is describing a paradigm shift, and this fact is all the more obvious for his unwonted coyness in discussing it. He followed her progress almost as much by imagination as by perception, but even through such tenuous tracking he could tell that she was moving with unwonted deliberation. The stark fact that significant portions of our planet are under the supervision of exceptionally stupid and ill-informed people is provoking unwonted expressions of anger and alarm. I can say that the engineering gives the violin and piano unwonted realism and spatial presence. The shock and shame I felt on reading that statement of transfer, in all its lack of human affect, took the form of an unwanted, and unwonted, sense of complicity, and then remorse, over a century after the fact. It was a question of degree for the tribunal in each case to decide whether the change of mind is too late to recover from the unwise and unwonted words. Synonyms unusual, uncommon, unaccustomed, uncustomary, unfamiliar, unprecedented, atypical, untypical, abnormal, strange, peculiar, curious, out of the way, irregular, anomalous, exceptional, extraordinary, special, remarkable, singular, rare, surprising
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