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unwontedness

unwontedness noun: the quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.

Noun

unwontedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
    • 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Book 1, Part 5.
      … we demand the language we are accustomed to, and that which is different from this seems not in keeping but somewhat unintelligible and foreign...

Origin of unwontedness

From unwonted + -ness.

Questions about unwontedness

What does unwontedness mean?
Unwontedness means the quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
What part of speech is unwontedness?
Unwontedness is a noun.

Words near unwontedness in the dictionary

  1. unwonderingly
  2. unwonders
  3. unwont
  4. unwonted
  5. unwontedly
  6. unwontedness
  7. unwooable
  8. unwooded
  9. unwooden
  10. unwooed
  11. unwooing

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