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adjective
Date: 1594
not familiar:
a. not well-known ; strange <an unfamiliar place> b. not well acquainted <unfamiliar with the subject> • unfamiliarity noun • unfamiliarly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unfamiliar
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unfamiliar — [adj1] different, strange alien, anomalous, bizarre, curious, exotic, extraordinary, fantastic, foreign, little known, new, novel, obscure, original, outlandish, out of theway*, peculiar, recondite, remarkable, remote, unaccustomed, uncommon,… … New thesaurus
unfamiliar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known or recognized; uncharacteristic. 2) (unfamiliar with) not having knowledge or experience of. DERIVATIVES unfamiliarity noun … English terms dictionary
unfamiliar — [un΄fə mil′yər] adj. 1. not familiar or well known; strange 2. having no acquaintance (with); not conversant [unfamiliar with the novels of Kafka] unfamiliarity [un΄fə mil΄ē ar′ə tē] n. unfamiliarly adv … English World dictionary
unfamiliar — index extraordinary, foreign, incognizant, inexperienced, inexplicable, noteworthy, novel, peculiar ( … Law dictionary
unfamiliar — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) … Etymology dictionary
unfamiliar — un|fa|mil|i|ar [ˌʌnfəˈmıliə US ər] adj 1.) not known to you unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc ▪ She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings. ▪ a crowd of unfamiliar faces unfamiliar to ▪ Some of the technical vocabulary… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfamiliar — adj. unfamiliar to; with (the area was unfamiliar to me; I was unfamiliar with the situation) * * * [ˌʌnfə mɪlɪə] with (the area was unfamiliar to me; I was unfamiliar with the situation) unfamiliar to … Combinatory dictionary
unfamiliar — un|fa|mil|iar [ ,ʌnfə mıljər ] adjective * if you are unfamiliar with something, you have no knowledge or experience of it: unfamiliar with: The joke would not be understood by readers unfamiliar with Jewish tradition. a. used about things that… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unfamiliar — [[t]ʌ̱nfəmɪ̱lɪə(r)[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n If something is unfamiliar to you, you know nothing or very little about it, because you have not seen or experienced it before. She grew many wonderful plants that were unfamiliar to me... I… … English dictionary
unfamiliar */ — UK [ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə(r)] / US [ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər] adjective a) if you are unfamiliar with something, you have no knowledge or experience of it unfamiliar with: The joke would not be understood by readers unfamiliar with Jewish tradition. b) used about… … English dictionary
unfamiliar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ very ▪ completely, quite (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
