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“unusual” in Latin
īnsolitusunaccustomed; unusualīnsolēnsunusual; contrary to custom or one’s own custom; arrogant, haughty, insolentinūsitātusunusual, uncommon, extraordinaryinaudītusunheard of; novel, newnovusnew, novel; fresh, young; recentēgregiusdistinguished, excellent, eminent; illustrious, honorablesingulārissingular, unique, unusual; alone, single, solitary; nonpareil, peerless, unequalled. unmatched, exceptionalingēnshuge, vast, enormous; immoderate, exorbitant; extraordinary, unnaturalverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
unusual
insolitus (that one is not accustomed to; and thus that one does reluctantly; also, that has not been observed or practiced either for some time or not at all; opposed to solitus; e.g., labor; spectaculum verba): insolens (that one has not yet become accustomed to; e.g., word, verbum): minus usitatus: inusitatus: non usitatus (not customary, not in use; e.g., word, verbum): inauditus (not heard yet; e.g., word): novus (something new, and therefore still uncommon); (The words are found in this connection and order.) inauditus et novus: non vulgaris (not commonly occurring, not common, not of every day use or occurrence; e.g., recommendation, commendatio): egregius (peculiar in its kind): singularis (unique in its kind, sing.): ingens (enormous, denoting dimensions; e.g., greatness, magnitudo; number, numerus): solito major (greater than usual; e.g., ornament, apparatus): to say something unusual, contra morem consuetudinemque aliquid loqui.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for unusual?
- The usual Latin words for “unusual” are īnsolitus, īnsolēns, inūsitātus; also inaudītus, novus, ēgregius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.