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unconventional

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un·con·ven·tion·al  (nkn-vnsh-nl)
adj.
Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary.

uncon·vention·ali·ty (-sh-nl-t) n.
uncon·vention·al·ly adv.

unconventional
Adjective
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unconventionalunconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style"
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
2.unconventionalunconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"
conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
conventional - unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
3.unconventionalunconventional - not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices"
irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; "irregular hiring practices"

unconventional
adjective 1. unusual, unorthodox, odd, eccentric, different, individual, original, bizarre, way-out (informal) informal, irregular, bohemian, far-out (slang) idiosyncratic, off-the-wall (slang) oddball (informal) individualistic, out of the ordinary, offbeat, left-field (informal) freakish, atypical, nonconformist, wacko (slang) outré, uncustomary, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE conventional
adjective 2. unorthodox, original, unusual, irregular, atypical, different, uncustomary << OPPOSITE normal
Translations
unconventional [ʌnkənˈvɛnʃənl] adjpoco convencional
unconventional [ʌnkənˈvɛnʃənl] adjpeu conventionnel(le)
unconventional [ʌnkənˈvɛnʃənl] adjunkonventionell
unconventional [ʌnkənˈvɛnʃənl] adjpoco convenzionale


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It is not difficult to be unconventional in the eyes of the world when your unconventionality is but the convention of your set.
It is not difficult to stand above the conventions when we leave no hostages among them; men can always be more unconventional than women, and a bachelor of independent means need encounter no difficulties at all.
At first, on sitting down to table, we had grown momentarily shy, with one of those sudden freaks of self-consciousness which occasionally surprise one, when, midway in some slightly unconventional situation to which the innocence of nature has led us, we realise it--"for an instant and no more.
 
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