unconventionally

C2+ Topic:Culture & History

US /ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli/ UK /ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli/ See IPA manual

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in a way that departs from accepted custom or practice

She dressed unconventionally, mixing eras and patterns freely.

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1 adv · in a way that departs from... unusually atypicallyunorthodoxlyeccentrically differently originally

Opposites

conventionally traditionally normally customarily

Word family

Related forms unconventional conventional convention

Etymology

From unconventional + -ly. Convention comes from Latin conventio ('a meeting, agreement'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come').

un- Old English conventio Latin venire Latin

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# unconventionally

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnkənˈvɛnʃənəli

## Meanings
1. in a way that departs from accepted custom or practice

## Examples
- She dressed unconventionally, mixing eras and patterns freely.

## Synonyms
- unusually
- atypically
- unorthodoxly
- eccentrically
- differently
- originally

## Antonyms
- conventionally
- traditionally
- normally
- customarily

## Related Forms
- unconventional
- conventional
- convention

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: conventio
- Root: venire

## Etymology
From unconventional + -ly. Convention comes from Latin conventio ('a meeting, agreement'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come').

## AI Etymology
Unconventionally is from unconventional + -ly. Convention comes from Latin conventio ('a meeting, agreement'), from convenire ('to come together'), from com- ('together') + venire ('to come'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), conventio (Latin), and venire (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 in a way that departs from accepted custom or practice. The wider family includes related words such as unconventional, conventional, and convention.

## Topics
- Culture & History
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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