Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwontedness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-wont-ed-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From unwonted + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: unwonted

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does unwontedness mean?: The quality of being unwonted or unusual; deviation from custom or habit.
Where does unwontedness come from?: From unwonted + -ness.

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