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Unaccustomed vs Unused - What's the difference?

unaccustomed | unused |

As adjectives the difference between unaccustomed and unused

is that unaccustomed is not prepared by life experience to an event or thing, not accustomed while unused is not used.

unaccustomed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not prepared by life experience to an event or thing, not accustomed.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=Foreword citation , passage=He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood.}}
    He is unaccustomed to the cold.

    Derived terms

    * unaccustomedly * unaccustomedness

    unused

    English

    Usage notes

    The second pronunciation () pronunciation, which is acceptable for either sense and is normally used for the "not used" sense in all registers.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • not used
    • I have two unused vouchers for a free meal.
  • not accustomed
    • I am unused to the dark nights of the countryside.

    Anagrams

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