Unwonted
adjective
Not common, not usual or expected.
He was full of unwonted energy today
Often appears as...
- unwonted energy
- unwonted enthusiasm
adjective
Not common, not usual or expected.
He was full of unwonted energy today
Often appears as...
- unwonted energy
- unwonted enthusiasm
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Surprise Element
Use 'unwonted' to express an element of surprise due to rarity or unexpectedness in a situation or behavior.
The unwonted cheerfulness of the usually solemn professor took everyone by surprise.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Context
'Unwonted' can be used to denote a negative deviation from someone's typical behavior or situation.
His unwonted outburst of anger left us all in shock.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Scale
When describing intensity, 'unwonted' suggests a level beyond what is normal, but not necessarily extreme.
After the speech, she felt an unwonted sense of importance among her peers.
Pro Tip 1/3Surprise Element
Use 'unwonted' to express an element of surprise due to rarity or unexpectedness in a situation or behavior.
The unwonted cheerfulness of the usually solemn professor took everyone by surprise.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Context
'Unwonted' can be used to denote a negative deviation from someone's typical behavior or situation.
His unwonted outburst of anger left us all in shock.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Scale
When describing intensity, 'unwonted' suggests a level beyond what is normal, but not necessarily extreme.
After the speech, she felt an unwonted sense of importance among her peers.
Pro Tip 1/3Surprise Element
Use 'unwonted' to express an element of surprise due to rarity or unexpectedness in a situation or behavior.
The unwonted cheerfulness of the usually solemn professor took everyone by surprise.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Context
'Unwonted' can be used to denote a negative deviation from someone's typical behavior or situation.
His unwonted outburst of anger left us all in shock.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity Scale
When describing intensity, 'unwonted' suggests a level beyond what is normal, but not necessarily extreme.
After the speech, she felt an unwonted sense of importance among her peers.
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Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
Whitman will always be a strange and unwonted figure among his country's poets, and among English poets generally: a cropping out again, after so many centuries, of the old bardic prophetic strain.
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
Whitman will always be a strange and unwonted figure among his country's poets, and among English poets generally: a cropping out again, after so many centuries, of the old bardic prophetic strain.
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