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insuetude

/ˈɪn.swə.tjud/

insuetude noun: the state or quality of being unaccustomed; lack of habit.

Noun

insuetude (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The state or quality of being unaccustomed; lack of habit.
    • Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude.1828, Walter Savage Landor, “Rousseau and Malesherbes”, in Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen, volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC

Synonyms of insuetude

Origin of insuetude

From Latin insuetūdō, from in- (“not”) + suēscō (“to be accustomed”) + -tūdō.

Questions about insuetude

What does insuetude mean?
Insuetude means the state or quality of being unaccustomed; lack of habit.
What part of speech is insuetude?
Insuetude is a noun.
How do you pronounce insuetude?
Insuetude is pronounced /ˈɪn.swə.tjud/.

Words near insuetude in the dictionary

  1. insudations
  2. insudative
  3. insue
  4. insued
  5. insues
  6. insuetude
  7. insufferability
  8. insufferable
  9. insufferableness
  10. insufferably
  11. insufficent

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