unfamiliar

  • 11unfamiliar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ very ▪ completely, quite (esp. AmE) …

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  • 12unfamiliar — adjective 1) an unfamiliar part of the city Syn: unknown, new, strange, foreign, alien; unexplored, uncharted 2) the unfamiliar sounds Syn: unusual, uncommon, unconventional, novel …

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  • 13unfamiliar — 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 …

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  • 14unfamiliar — unfamiliarity /un feuh mil ee ar i tee/, n. unfamiliarly, adv. /un feuh mil yeuhr/, adj. 1. not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject. 2. different; unaccustomed; unusual; strange: an unfamiliar treat …

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  • 15unfamiliar — adjective not known to you (+ to): The name was unfamiliar to me. (+ with): Voters are unfamiliar with the real issues. unfamiliarity noun …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16unfamiliar — un•fa•mil•iar [[t]ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər[/t]] adj. 1) not familiar; not acquainted or conversant with: to be unfamiliar with modern art[/ex] 2) unaccustomed; different, unusual, or novel: an unfamiliar treat[/ex] • Etymology: 1585–95 un fa•mil i•ar′i•ty&#8230; …

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  • 17unfamiliar — /ʌnfəˈmɪliə/ (say unfuh mileeuh) adjective 1. not familiar; not acquainted or conversant: be unfamiliar with a subject. 2. not well known; unaccustomed; unusual; strange: a subject unfamiliar to me. –unfamiliarity /ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærəti/ (say&#8230; …

  • 18unfamiliar — 1. adjective /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliər/ Strange, not familiar. 2. noun /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliər/ An unfamiliar person; a stranger …

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  • 19unfamiliar — Synonyms and related words: able, awkward, bizarre, blankminded, breakaway, callow, curious, different, dumb, empty, empty headed, enigmatic, exotic, foreign, gauche, green, groping, ignorant, inane, incalculable, incognizable, incognizant,&#8230; …

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  • 20unfamiliar — adjective 1》 not known or recognized.     ↘uncharacteristic. 2》 (unfamiliar with) not having knowledge or experience of. Derivatives unfamiliarity noun …

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