unconventional en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English convention English -al English conventional English unconventional From un- + conventional.
Meanings
- Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.
- Out of the ordinary.
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Atypical.
The other two banned titles are The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption, which features a lesbian couple, and Who’s In My Family: All About Our Families, which describes unconventional parental set-ups.
2014 July 11, Charlie Campbell, “Singapore Provokes Outrage by Pulping Kids’ Books About Gay Families”, in Time, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2024:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unconventional | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unconventional | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unconventionalism · unconventionalness · unconventionally
Synonyms
Translations (35)
fi epätavallinen (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · ru атипи́чный (atypical) · mi haraki (out of the ordinary) · bg оригинален (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · fi epätavallinen (atypical) · hi असाधारण (out of the ordinary) · de unkonventionell (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · pl niekonwencjonalny (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · ro atipic (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · hi असामान्य (out of the ordinary) · ru нешабло́нный (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · de unkonventionell (atypical) · pl niekonwencjonalny (out of the ordinary) · bg необикновен (out of the ordinary) · es no convencional (out of the ordinary) · bg необичаен (atypical) · de unkonventionell (out of the ordinary) · fi epätavanomainen (atypical) · es poco convencional (atypical) · ru нестанда́ртный (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · pl niekonwencjonalny (atypical) · ro neconvențional (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · fi epätavallinen (out of the ordinary) · cmn 特規的 /特规的 (out of the ordinary) · mi hārakiraki (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · ru необы́чный (out of the ordinary) · ru нетрадицио́нный (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · he לא קונבנציונאלי (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · fi epätavanomainen (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · hi अपरंपरागत (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · ru нетипи́чный (atypical) · fi epätavanomainen (out of the ordinary) · es anticonvencional (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · bg нестандартен (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards) · cmn 非传统的 (not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards)