unusualness

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un•u•su•al /ʌnˈyuʒuəl/   adj. 

1. not usual or ordinary;
   uncommon;
   exceptional:
   an unusual day.
   [It + be + ~ + that clause]
   It was unusual that she was late.
   [It + be + ~ (+ for + object) + to + verb]
   It was unusual (for him) to be at work before ten o'clock.

un•u•su•al•ly, adv.: 

He was unusually early.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

un•u•su•al  (un yo̅o̅′zho̅o̅ əl, -yo̅o̅zh′wəl), adj. 

1. not usual, common, or ordinary;
   uncommon in amount or degree;
   exceptional:
   an unusual sound;
   an unusual hobby;
   an unusual response.

• un-¹ + usual 1575–85

un•u′su•al•ly, adv. 
un•u′su•al•ness, n. 
Synonyms

extraordinary, remarkable; rare, strange, singular, curious, queer, odd.