unwontedness

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noun

The quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.

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Meanings

noununwontedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
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    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 because of its unwontedness.

Origin

From unwonted + -ness.

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APA

unwontedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwontedness

MLA

“unwontedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwontedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unwontedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unwontedness.

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