# ungewohnt

ungewohnt is a German adjective meaning “uncustomary”. Forms: ungewohnter, am ungewohntesten.

## Forms

- Comparative: ungewohnter
- Superlative: am ungewohntesten

## In other languages

- Русский: непривычный

## Meanings

1. uncustomary, unusual
   - 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, Duncker, page 148 — She seemed surprised, even a bit scared, when she saw him entering her bright room at such an unusual hour.
2. unfamiliar, unaccustomed
   - 1851, Theodor Storm, Sommergeschichten und Lieder, Duncker, page 66 — The child looked up to him with a shy look; it seemed unaccustomed to such kindness and not be able to respond something to it.

## Examples

- Der Stamm verehrt seine Ahnen und spricht eine eigene, ungewohnte Sprache. — The tribe worships its ancestors and speaks its own language, and speaks an unfamiliar language.
- Kreativität ist die Fähigkeit, bekannte Elemente in ungewohnter Weise zu kombinieren. — Creativity is the ability to combine familiar elements in unusual ways.

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