desuetude
Roget category 614
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.1. Volition in general
›› 5.1.1. Acts of volition
#614.
Desuetude
noun
desuetude,
disusage† —
obsolescence,
disuse
etc.
678 —
want of habit,
want of practice —
inusitation† —
newness to —
new brooms.
infraction of usage
etc.
(unconformity)
83 —
nonprevalence† —
a custom more honored in the breach than the a custom more honored in the breach than the observance"
[Hamlet].
verb
be unaccustomed
etc.
adj. —
leave off a habit,
cast off a habit,
break off a habit,
wean oneself of a habit,
violate a habit,
break through a habit,
infringe a habit,
leave off a custom,
cast off a custom,
break off a custom,
wean oneself of a custom,
violate a custom,
break through a custom,
infringe a custom,
leave off a usage,
cast off a usage,
break off a usage,
wean oneself of a usage,
violate a usage,
break through a usage,
infringe a usage —
disuse
etc.
678 —
wear off.
adjective
unaccustomed,
unused,
unwonted,
unseasoned,
uninured†,
unhabituated†,
untrained —
new —
green
etc.
(unskilled)
699 —
unhackneyed.
unusual
etc.
(unconformable)
83 —
nonobservant† —
disused
etc.
678.
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