Definition of unconventional Unconventional
/ʌˌnkʌnvɛˈnʃʌnʌl/ - [unkunvenshunul] - un•con•ven•tion•al
We found 9 definitions of unconventional from 4 different sources.
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| unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" | ||
| conventional following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address" | ||
| conventional following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address" | ||
| alternative necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities; "alternative possibilities were neutrality or war" | ||
| bizarre, outlandish, off-the-wall, gonzo, outre, eccentric, freaky, freakish, flaky, flakey conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics" | ||
| devil-may-care, raffish, rakish marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness; "a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"- Crary Moore | ||
| far-out, offbeat, quirky, way-out, kinky informal terms; strikingly unconventional | ||
| funky in a state of cowardly fright | ||
| unconventional - not conforming to accepted rules or standards; "her unconventional dress and hair style" | ||
| conventional following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address" | ||
| original not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French" | ||
| conventionalism, conventionality, convention orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | ||
| bohemian unconventional in especially appearance and behavior; "a bohemian life style" | ||
| go-as-you-please not bound by rule or law or convention; "bewildered by the old go-as-you-please liberty of alliterative rhythm"- George Saintsbury | ||
| unconventional - not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention; "an unconventional marriage"; "improper banking practices" | ||
| improper, unlawful | ||
| irregular not occurring at expected times | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unconventional (Noun)
Something or someone that is unconventional. - unconventional (Adjective)
Not adhering to convention or accepted standards. - unconventional (Adjective)
Out of the ordinary. - unconventional (Adjective)
Atypical.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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unconventional
Not adhering to convention or accepted standards.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unconventional
un-kon-ven′shun-al, adj. not conventional, free in one's ways.—n. Unconventional′ity
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