unconventional
1unconventional — index anomalous, deviant, divergent, eccentric, individual, informal, irregular (not usual), licentious …
2unconventional — (adj.) 1839, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + CONVENTIONAL (Cf. conventional). A 19 cent. epithet for a certain type of affectation. [Weekley] Related: Unconventionally …
3unconventional — [adj] very different; odd anarchistic, atypical, avant garde, beat, bizarre, crazy, eccentric, far out*, freakish, freaky, free and easy*, idiosyncratic, individual, individualistic, informal, irregular, kinky*, kooky*, nonconformist, oddball*,… …
4unconventional — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed. DERIVATIVES unconventionality noun unconventionally adverb …
5unconventional — [un΄kən ven′shə nəl] adj. not conventional; not conforming to customary, formal, or accepted practices, standards, rules, etc. unconventionality [un΄kən ven′shə nal′ə tē] n. unconventionally adv …
6unconventional — [[t]ʌ̱nkənve̱nʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe a person or their attitude or behaviour as unconventional, you mean that they do not behave in the same way as most other people in their society. Linus Pauling is an unconventional genius …
7unconventional — adj. unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) * * * [ˌʌnkən venʃən(ə)l] unconventional to + inf. (it is unconventional to go to work in shorts) …
8unconventional — adjective Date: 1835 not conventional ; not bound by or in accordance with convention ; being out of the ordinary < an unconventional outfit > < an unconventional thinker > • unconventionality noun • unconventionally adverb …
9unconventional — unconventionalist, n. unconventionally, adv. /un keuhn ven sheuh nl/, adj. not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.… …
10unconventional — adj. Unconventional is used with these nouns: ↑method, ↑weapon …
