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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

  1. Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.
  2. Out of the ordinary.
  3. 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

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most unconventional Degree=Sup lexicographic
more unconventional Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

unconventionalism · unconventionalness · unconventionally

Synonyms

wild · outré · offbeat

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)

unconventional en · NOUN

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

  1. Something or someone that is unconventional.

Forms

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unconventionals Number=Plur lexicographic