Home Original page

unusual - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

From un- +‎ usual.

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/
  • Hyphenation: un‧u‧sual

unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)

  1. Not usual, out of the ordinary.
    Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:strange
    Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary

    Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.

    It’s definitely not unusual for a couple to meet through friends or be set up on a date.

    His behavior was unusual in that it was considered childish for a man of his age.

    I’ve had no problem with female docs. I’ve had some – how should I say it – unusual experiences with a couple of male ones. And I have heard from girlfriends about their unusual experiences as well.

unusual (plural unusuals)

  1. Something that is unusual; an anomaly.

    • 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes:

      I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?

    • 1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career, page 154:

      Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]

  • “unusual”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.