noun
- the quality or state of being unusual or unfamiliar
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The unwontedness of the situation made everyone feel uncomfortable.
- She was struck by the unwontedness of his behavior at the meeting.
- The unwontedness of the custom puzzled the foreign visitors.
- There was an unwontedness about the quiet house that disturbed her.
- The unwontedness of seeing snow in April surprised the residents.
- He remarked on the unwontedness of finding the library completely empty.