unconventionality
[uhn-kuh n-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]
- disregard for convention; the state or quality of being inconsistent with customs, rules, etc.; originality.
- something unconventional, as an act.
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Origin of unconventionality
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phenomenonquirkcharacteristicincongruityraritypeculiaritycuriosityidiosyncrasyanomalyirregularityindividualityboldnessdaringingenuityfreshnessbrillianceclevernessresourcefulnessimaginationinnovationExamples from the Web for unconventionality
Historical Examples
Unconventionality reigned in that house, and they were together an hour.
A Breath of Prairie and other storiesWill Lillibridge
Harriet's conscience could be quite as tiresome as Philip's unconventionality.
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster
The secret was unconventionality and absolute naturalness with no "shibboleths."
A Labrador DoctorWilfred Thomason Grenfell
Hitherto, their friendliness to her could not be construed into approval of her unconventionality.
Mary WollstonecraftElizabeth Robins Pennell
He has always gone in for unconventionality, and parents nowhere, and so forth.
A Room With A ViewE. M. Forster