unfamiliar
1unfamiliar — [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,… …
2unfamiliar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known or recognized; uncharacteristic. 2) (unfamiliar with) not having knowledge or experience of. DERIVATIVES unfamiliarity noun …
3unfamiliar — [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 …
4unfamiliar — index extraordinary, foreign, incognizant, inexperienced, inexplicable, noteworthy, novel, peculiar ( …
5unfamiliar — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) …
6unfamiliar — 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… …
7unfamiliar — 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 …
8unfamiliar — 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… …
9unfamiliar — [[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… …
10unfamiliar */ — 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… …
