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Unorthodox vs Unorthodoxy - What's the difference?

unorthodox | unorthodoxy |

As an adjective unorthodox

is unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic.

As a noun unorthodoxy is

lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox.

unorthodox

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • unusual, unconventional, or idiosyncratic
  • * November 2 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
    • The breakthrough came after 63 minutes as United’s unorthodox defence desperately tried to hold off a spell of sustained pressure.

    Synonyms

    * heretical * heterodox * inorthodox

    Antonyms

    * orthodox

    unorthodoxy

    English

    Noun

    (unorthodoxies)
  • Lack of orthodoxy; the quality or state of being unorthodox
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 15, author=Ken Johnson, title=Striking When the Spirit Was Hot, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Where Ms. Rosler’s works exert a fervent but predictable didacticism, Ms. Wilding’s environment conveys an infectious unorthodoxy , a relief from the hierarchical rule of modernist aesthetics over previous decades. }}
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 13, author=Geoffrey Goodman, title=Aubrey Morris, work=The Guardian citation
    • , passage=It was indeed Aubrey's principal hobby, and allowed him to air his unorthodoxies .}}

    Synonyms

    *heterodoxy