In'sue-tūde, n.

(ĭn’swē-tūd, 53), n. [Lat. insuetudo, from insuetus, unaccustomed, from prefix in, not, and suesci, suetus, to be accustomed.] The state or quality of being unaccustomed; absence of use or habit.

Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom or insuetude. Landor.