unconventionality
noun
disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
unconventionalities
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pluralof unconventionality.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Among the many unconventionalities of Donald Trump’s campaign was the way he used his daughter as a surrogate spouse.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2016
She affected art and lectures, and excursions to mountains, and campings-out, and unconventionalities, and no doubt had a good time in her way.
From Richard Vandermarck by Miriam Coles Harris
Your outward observance of the conventions under such trying circumstances has abolished any qualms the people felt because of your many past unconventionalities.
From The Unwilling Vestal by Edward Lucas White
Gertrude suppressed her astonishment; she felt somehow overawed by the unconventionalities of the West.
From The Daughter of a Magnate by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman
Her life was full of eager unconventionalities that drew down on her the frequent distrust of her co-religionists and fellow-townsmen.
From Letters of Catherine Benincasa by Saint of Siena Catherine
