Unwonted
[ʌn'wəʊntɪd] or [ʌn'wontɪd]
Definition
(adj.) out of the ordinary; 'an unwonted softness in her face' .
Edited by Alexander--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers.
(a.) Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes.
Inputed by Leonard
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unusual, uncommon, rare, unfrequent.[2]. Unaccustomed, unused.
Inputed by Estella
Definition
adj. not wonted or accustomed: uncommon—(Spens.) Unwont′.—adv. Unwon′tedly.—n. Unwon′tedness.
Editor: Miriam
Examples
- But when she got into her own, she locked the door, and sate down to cry unwonted tears. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- She paused again, a little breathless with the unwonted length of her speech, and sat with her lips slightly parted and a deep blush on her cheeks. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- What does this unwonted excitement about such an every-day occurrence as a return from market portend? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Her dry dim eyes filled with unwonted tears as she looked at him; but she seemed just as grim and quiet as usual when he next spoke. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- But WERE such apparitions unwonted on Selden's stairs? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She asked this question, still without looking at me, but in an unwonted tone of sympathy. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- As I entered I saw, it is true, an unwonted tidiness, but the old landmarks were all in their place. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- As they came in, the same unwonted look in both of them which had already caught attention in the yard below, struck him. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- On waking the next morning she felt oppressed with unwonted languor. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The two women looked up in surprise; though it was a Saturday, the sight of Mr. Bart at luncheon was an unwonted one. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- And in the unwonted overflow of his feelings, he left a cousinly kiss upon her cheek. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The poor thing was probably dazzled by such an unwonted apparition. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- She looked paler than usual, but sparkling with an unwonted animation. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Should not such a mood, so sweet, so tranquil, so unwonted, have been the harbinger of good? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But he could not help looking at her, and he saw a sigh tremble over her body, as if she quivered in some unwonted chill. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Unwonted silence reigned in the house, the members spoke in whispers, and the ordinary business was transacted with celerity and quietness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Until the opening of the seventh century A.D. there were no signs of any unwonted or dangerous energy in the Arabian deserts. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And this new, this out-door, this male spy, what business had brought him to the premises at this unwonted hour? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
Editor: Miriam