unwonted C2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ʌnˈwɑntɪd/ UK /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #285868 Meanings 1 adj out of the ordinary A cause for their unwonted softness of the face could not be pinned down. 2 adj Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange. Be of comfort; / My father's of a better nature, sir, / Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted, / Which now came from him. 3 adj Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · out of the ordinary out-of-the-way Word family Derived forms unwontedlyunwontedness Etymology From un- + wonted. Redundant in form, as wont is by itself historically the participle adjective. Largely displaced earlier unwont. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unwonted **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈwɑntɪd/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈwɒntɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 285868 ## Meanings 1. out of the ordinary 2. Not customary or habitual; unusual; infrequent; strange. 3. Unused (to); unaccustomed (to) something. ## Examples - A cause for their unwonted softness of the face could not be pinned down. - Be of comfort; / My father's of a better nature, sir, / Than he appears by speech: this is unwonted, / Which now came from him. ## Derived Forms - unwontedly - unwontedness ## Etymology From un- + wonted. Redundant in form, as wont is by itself historically the participle adjective. Largely displaced earlier unwont. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown