unwontedness

 [uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn-]  

un·wont·ed

   [uhn-wawn-tid, -wohn-, -wuhn-]
adjective
1.
not customary or usual; rare: unwonted kindness.
2.
Archaic. unaccustomed or unused.
Origin:
1545–55; un-1 + wonted

Related forms
un·wont·ed·ly, adverb
un·wont·ed·ness, noun

Can be confused: unwanted, unwonted.
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unwonted (ʌnˈwəʊntɪd)
 
—adj
1.  out of the ordinary; unusual
2.  archaic (usually foll by to) unaccustomed; unused
 
un'wontedly
 
—adv
 
un'wontedness
 
—n

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