Standard Lemma guide

unconventionality

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌʌnkənˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnaləti/
  • UK: /ˌʌnkənˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnalɪti/
  • UK: /ˌʌŋ-/
  • US: /ˌʌnkənˌvɛn(t)ʃəˈnaləti/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The state of being unconventional.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The psychologist regarded Sofie's extreme unconventionality and intelligence as pointing towards very high openness to experience.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eccentricity, nonconformity, quirkiness

Antonyms: conventionality, conformity, normalcy, normality

2

noun

Meaning 2

unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: conventionality

Broader terms: unorthodoxy, heterodoxy

3

noun

Meaning 3

originality by virtue of being unconventional

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: conventionality

Broader terms: originality

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English conventionality English unconventionality From un- + conventionality.