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unusual
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As an adjective, unusual means not usual, out of the ordinary. As a noun, it means something that is unusual.
Meanings of unusual
4 meaningsadjective
Not usual, out of the ordinary.
“Every once in a while, though, Idol comes across an unusual talent who just blows everyone away.”
“It’s definitely not unusual for a couple to meet through friends or be set up on a date.”
Being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
“a strange exaltation that was indefinable”
“a strange fantastical mind”
“what a strange sense of humor she has”
Similar: strangeNot commonly encountered
“two-career families are no longer unusual”
noun
Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).