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unconventional - 3 dictionary results
un⋅con⋅ven⋅tion⋅al
[uhn-kuh
n-ven-shuh-nl] 
–adjective
| not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material. |
Related forms:
un⋅con⋅ven⋅tion⋅al⋅ist, noun
un⋅con⋅ven⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
eccentric, individualistic, idiosyncratic, atypical.
eccentric, individualistic, idiosyncratic, atypical.
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| un·con·ven·tion·al (ŭn'kən-věn'shə-nəl) adj. Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary. un'con·ven'tion·al'i·ty (-shə-nāl'ĭ-tē) n., un'con·ven'tion·al·ly adv. |
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unconventional
1839, from un- (1) "not" + conventional (see convention). "A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation." [Weekley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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