top definitions
related content
examples
british

unwonted

[ uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn- ]

/ ʌnˈwɔn tɪd, -ˈwoʊn-, -ˈwʌn- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR unwonted ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness.

Archaic. unaccustomed or unused.

Origin of unwonted

First recorded in 1545–55; un-¹ + wonted

OTHER WORDS FROM unwonted

un·wont·ed·ly, adverb un·wont·ed·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH unwonted

unwanted unwonted

Words nearby unwonted

unwished-for, unwit, unwitnessed, unwitting, unwitty, unwonted, unworkable, unworldly, unworried, unworthy, unwound

Example sentences from the Web for unwonted

The unwonted sensations of comfort, warmth and peace soothed her to sleepiness.

A Bed of Roses |W. L. George
One day the cook put his hat on, and took his axe, and started out of the shanty door with an unwonted air of business.

On Canada's Frontier |Julian Ralph
There were men of the crew who heard an unwonted sound in the midnight hush of the Enchanted camp.

King Spruce, A Novel |Holman Day
They were slightly stupefied by the unwonted mention of her mother.

One of Our Conquerors, Complete |George Meredith

There was unwonted excitement at Mr. Claridge's place when Hewitt and his client arrived.

Martin Hewitt, Investigator |Arthur Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for unwonted

unwonted

/ (ʌnˈwəʊntɪd) /

adjective

out of the ordinary; unusual

(usually foll by to) archaic unaccustomed; unused

Derived forms of unwonted

unwontedly, adverb unwontedness, noun