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We were all—even Claydon—ready to concede that Mrs. Grancy's unwontedness was in some degree a matter of environment.

From Crucial Instances by Wharton, Edith

No surprise or sense of unwontedness entered the minds of the servants at her early ride.

From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Hardy, Thomas

Perhaps the maritime occupation of the Islanders made them enjoy with the zest of unwontedness this rural "shore-holiday."

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse

Now this is due to one of two causes: to the greatness of the evil, or to the weakness of him that fears; while unwontedness and suddenness conduce to both of these causes.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

The airy invisibility of the stranger, the unwontedness of the scene, must have played havoc with the Colonel's credulity.

From The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 by Various