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unconventionality

[uhn-kuh n-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]
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noun, plural un·con·ven·tion·al·i·ties for 2.
  1. disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
  2. something unconventional, as an act.

Origin of unconventionality

First recorded in 1850–55; un-1 + conventionality
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Related Words for unconventionality

phenomenon, quirk, characteristic, incongruity, rarity, peculiarity, curiosity, idiosyncrasy, anomaly, irregularity, individuality, boldness, daring, ingenuity, freshness, brilliance, cleverness, resourcefulness, imagination, innovation

Examples from the Web for unconventionality

Historical Examples of unconventionality

  • Unconventionality reigned in that house, and they were together an hour.

  • Harriet's conscience could be quite as tiresome as Philip's unconventionality.

  • The secret was unconventionality and absolute naturalness with no "shibboleths."

    A Labrador Doctor

    Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

  • Hitherto, their friendliness to her could not be construed into approval of her unconventionality.

    Mary Wollstonecraft

    Elizabeth Robins Pennell

  • He has always gone in for unconventionality, and parents nowhere, and so forth.

    A Room With A View

    E. M. Forster