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From un- + conventional.
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unconventional (comparative more unconventional, superlative most unconventional)
- Not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards.
- Out of the ordinary.
- Atypical.
2014 July 11, Charlie Campbell, “Singapore Provokes Outrage by Pulping Kids’ Books About Gay Families”, in Time[1], archived from the original on 2 November 2024:
The other two banned titles are The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption, which features a lesbian couple, and Who’s In My Family: All About Our Families, which describes unconventional parental set-ups.
not adhering to custom, convention, or accepted standards
out of the ordinary
- Bulgarian: необикновен (bg) (neobiknoven)
- Chinese:
- Finnish: epätavallinen (fi), epätavanomainen (fi)
- German: unkonventionell (de)
- Hindi: असामान्य (hi) (asāmānya), असाधारण (hi) (asādhāraṇ)
- Māori: haraki
- Polish: niekonwencjonalny (pl)
- Russian: необы́чный (ru) (neobýčnyj)
- Spanish: no convencional
unconventional (plural unconventionals)
- Something or someone that is unconventional.