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- pronunciation:
- uhn
yu
zhu
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- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not usual or ordinary; not common; remarkable.
She had never seen such an unusual bird before.It is unusual for workers in the U.S. to take an afternoon nap.
- synonyms:
- exceptional, remarkable, strange, uncommon
- antonyms:
- common, commonplace, everyday, normal, typical, usual
- similar words:
- abnormal, curious, extraordinary, freak, individual, notable, novel, odd, particular, queer, rare, scarce, singular, unfamiliar
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| related words: |
distinctive, eccentric, extreme, fantastic, foreign, fresh, new, peculiar, phenomenal, special, trick, weird |
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| derivations: |
unusually (adv.), unusualness (n.) |
The word unusual
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unfair, unfamiliar, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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