un·con·ven·tion·al ( n k n-v n sh-nl)adj. Not adhering to convention; out of the ordinary. un con·vention·ali·ty (-sh-n l -t ) n.un con·vention·al·ly adv. |
unconventional
Adjective
not conforming to accepted rules or standards
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| Adj. | 1. |  unconventional - 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. |  unconventional - 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. |  unconventional - 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
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