unorthodoxy
unorthodoxy noun: lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox.
Noun
unorthodoxy (plural unorthodoxies)
- Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox
- Where Ms. Rosler’s works exert a fervent but predictable didacticism, Ms. Wilding’s environment conveys an infectious unorthodoxy, a relief from the hierarchical rule of modernist aesthetics over previous decades.2008 February 15, Ken Johnson, “Striking When the Spirit Was Hot”, in New York Times
- It was indeed Aubrey's principal hobby, and allowed him to air his unorthodoxies.2009 January 13, Geoffrey Goodman, “Aubrey Morris”, in The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- heterodoxy [inexact?], heterodoxy
Synonyms of unorthodoxy
- heterodoxy [inexact?]
- heterodoxy
Antonyms
Forms of unorthodoxy
| plural | unorthodoxies |
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Origin of unorthodoxy
From un- + orthodoxy.
Questions about unorthodoxy
- What does unorthodoxy mean?
- Unorthodoxy means lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox.
- What part of speech is unorthodoxy?
- Unorthodoxy is a noun.
- What is the plural of unorthodoxy?
- The plural of unorthodoxy is unorthodoxies.
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