UNCONVENTIONAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of unconventional in English

(Definition of unconventional from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of unconventional from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of unconventional

unconventional
Thus, while controlling for all the significant variables, unconventional behavior did play an important role at a number of developmental stages.
Moreover, such a prominent position for an abstract figure like a genius seems unconventional.
Since we use type-variables named s for structure operators, our choice of names for type variables in the following paragraphs may seem slightly unconventional.
I further hear this textual message of asserted difference and resilience echoed musically in the song's unconventional use of mode.
He earned coverage by crafting an unconventional, yet politically plausible personality.
In the end, the solution to the mystery, if it is in the least unconventional, exposes narrowly conventional convictions as partial, as misguided, as insufcient.
It is capable of producing highly unconventional designs that are perfectly rational, and often better adapted to their purpose than the conventional solution.
Wilcher shows how individual royalists' methods ranged from the use of unconventional topoi to the employment of genres which they had previously neglected.
Results showed a decline of open-earedness for unconventional music (classical, ethnic and avant-garde music) from grade 1 to 2 (age: 7-8 years).
It is found that unconventional lifecourse experiences, particularly with respect to childbearing, associate with more progressive attitudes in late life.
Other musicians, however, used conventional instruments in unconventional ways to create distorted sounds; what may be called the 'noisification' of music.
Many regard his unique approach to uncovering the meaning of religion as unconventional and unsystematic.
The newspapers had lengthy descriptions of the unconventional architecture and its architect.
As the patient's condition continued to worsen, even true believers began to consider unconventional remedies.
Although we believe this story captures an important element in many actual crisis episodes, it is admittedly quite unconventional.
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Translations of unconventional

in Chinese (Traditional)
不因循守舊的, 不同尋常的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
不因循守旧的, 不同寻常的…
in Spanish
poco convencional, inusual, extraño…
in Portuguese
não convencional, incomum…
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अपारंपारिक…
型にはまらない, とても変わった…
toplumsal âdet ve davranışlara uymayan, teamüle aykırı, alışılmamış…
non conventionnel…
poc convencional…
onconventioneel…
வழக்கமானவற்றிலிருந்து வேறுபட்டது அல்லது பெரும்பாலான மக்கள் விஷயங்களைச் செய்யும் முறையிலிருந்து வேறுபட்டது…
रुढ़िमुक्त, अपरंपरागत, सामान्य से अलग…
બિનપરંપરાગત, રૂઢીમુક્ત…
ukonventionel…
okonventionell…
tidak mengikut kelaziman…
unkonventionell…
ukonvensjonell…
غیر روایتی…
нетрадиційний, незвичайний…
нетрадиционный, чуждый условностям…
సాధారణం లేదా చాలా మంది వ్యక్తులు చేసే విధానానికి భిన్నంగా ఉండేది…
غَير تَقليدي…
অপ্রচলিত, অস্বাভাবিক…
nekonvenční…
tidak konvensional, berbeda…
ที่ไม่เป็นไปตามแบบแผน…
trái với thông lệ…
niekonwencjonalny…
관습에 얽매이지 않는…
anticonformista, non convenzionale, insolito…
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