unaccustomed

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/ UK /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not used to something; unfamiliar or unusual

Unaccustomed to praise, she blushed at the compliment.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not used to something;... unused unfamiliar inexperienced strange unwonted unusual

Opposites

accustomed used familiarhabituated

Word family

Derived forms unaccustomedly

Related forms accustom custom customary accustomed

Etymology

From un- ('not') + accustomed, past participle of accustom, from Old French acostumer, from a- + costume ('custom, habit'), from Latin consuetudo ('custom, habit').

un- Old English acostumer Old French consuetudo Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# unaccustomed

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌʌnəˈkʌstəmd/

## Meanings
1. not used to something; unfamiliar or unusual

## Examples
- Unaccustomed to praise, she blushed at the compliment.

## Synonyms
- unused
- unfamiliar
- inexperienced
- strange
- unwonted
- unusual

## Antonyms
- accustomed
- used
- familiar
- habituated

## Derived Forms
- unaccustomedly

## Related Forms
- accustom
- custom
- customary
- accustomed

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: acostumer
- Root: consuetudo

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + accustomed, past participle of accustom, from Old French acostumer, from a- + costume ('custom, habit'), from Latin consuetudo ('custom, habit').

## AI Etymology
Unaccustomed is from un- ('not') + accustomed, past participle of accustom, from Old French acostumer, from a- + costume ('custom, habit'), from Latin consuetudo ('custom, habit'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), acostumer (Old French), and consuetudo (Latin). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not used to something; unfamiliar or unusual. The wider family includes derived forms such as unaccustomedly and related words such as accustom, custom, customary, and accustomed.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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