| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| unwonted, unwanted (adjs.) |
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| Unwonted has three Standard pronunciations, at least one of which is a homophone of unwanted: unwonted’s stressed middle syllable can rhyme with want, gaunt, or won’t, and it means “rare, uncommon, not customary”: His unwonted enthusiasm was embarrassing. Unwanted means “not needed, undesirable, unwished for”: Her interference was both unwonted and unwanted. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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