word-vault/dist/data/cards/un/unusual.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "unusual",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "different from what is usual or normal",
            "sensetop": "it is unusual for somebody/something to do somethingit is unusual to do something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The case is **highly unusual**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police then **took the unusual step** of publishing the names and pictures of the two suspects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's **not unusual** for young doctors to work a 70-hour week *(= it happens often)*.",
                    "contextForm": "it is unusual for somebody/something to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's unusual for the trees to flower so early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a bit unusual to see her up and about before nine in the morning.",
                    "contextForm": "it is unusual to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has a very unusual name."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She hadn't noticed anything unusual about Susan's behaviour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was considered unusual at the time for a woman to study medicine."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not at all unusual to feel very tired in the early months of pregnancy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The organization is unusual in several respects."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is a highly unusual case."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a man of unusual strength and courage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a writer with an unusual sensitivity to the differences between past and present."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you have an unusual hobby you would like to share with our readers, write to…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was unusual to see anyone out on the streets at this hour."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's highly unusual for her to be so late."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The best teachers had enthusiasm and an unusual energy and commitment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The conference has generated an unusual degree of interest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house has several unusual but interesting features."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new chairman has an unusual breadth of experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The painter reveals unusual skill in representing three-dimensional objects."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "uncommon",
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "different from other similar things and therefore interesting and attractive",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an unusual colour"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you looking for an unusual gift idea this Christmas?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "their unusual mix of funk, rock, hip hop, jazz and techno"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["for", "in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a category of very severe punishment that is banned under US law",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This important case confronts the issue of what constitutes cruel and unusual punishment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Detainees are subjected to malnutrition, forced labor, and to other cruel and unusual punishments."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl//ʌnˈjuːʒəl/",
                "audio": "un/unusual/unusual__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ʌnˈjuːʒuəl//ʌnˈjuːʒəl/",
                "audio": "un/unusual/unusual__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}