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   un·fa·mil·iar

   /ˌənfəˈmilēər/

   adjective

   • 1. not known or recognized: "his voice was unfamiliar to her" Similar unknownnewstrangequeerforeignalienunheard ofbeyond someone's kenOpposite familiar
   • ▪ unusual or uncharacteristic: "the yellow taxicab was an unfamiliar sight on these roads" Similar unusualuncommonunconventionalnoveldifferentexoticalternativeunorthodoxoddpeculiarcuriousatypicaluncharacteristicunwontedabnormalanomalousaberrantout of the ordinaryOpposite common
   • ▪ not having knowledge or experience of: "the organization was set up to advise people who might be unfamiliar with legal procedures" Similar unacquainted withunused tounaccustomed tounconversant withunpracticed ininexperienced inunskilled inunversed inuninformed aboutunenlightened aboutignorant ofuninitiated innew tofresh tostrange toa stranger tounaware ofinformal:in the dark aboutrare:nescient ofOpposite conversant

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › unfamiliarUnfamiliar Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. unfamiliarly. ˌən-fə-ˈmil-yər-lē. adverb. Synonyms. fresh. new. novel. original. strange. unaccustomed. unheard-of. unknown. unprecedented. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unfamiliar in a Sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNFAMILIAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNFAMILIAR definition: 1. not known to you: 2. to not have any knowledge or experience of something: 3. not known to…. Learn more.

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   Unfamiliar definition: not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about. See examples of UNFAMILIAR used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › unfamiliarUnfamiliar - definition of unfamiliar by The Free Dictionary

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   1. not familiar; not acquainted or conversant with: to be unfamiliar with modern art. 2. unaccustomed; different, unusual, or novel: an unfamiliar treat. [1585–95] un`fa•mil`i•ar′i•ty (-iˈær ɪ ti) n. un`fa•mil′iar•ly, adv.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › unfamiliarUnfamiliar - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Unfamiliar things are unknown or unexplored. On your first day at a new school, every single face you see is unfamiliar. Traveling in an unfamiliar city is easier with a map or a GPS, and meeting the unfamiliar people who live there is easier if you speak at least a few words of their language.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryUNFAMILIAR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to not have any knowledge or experience of something: Many older people are unfamiliar with computers. See more. Fewer examples. Many of the technical terms were unfamiliar to me. She felt increasingly nervous as she walked across a room full of unfamiliar faces. I'm afraid you'll have to explain things to me, I'm unfamiliar with this system.

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   Having no acquaintance (with); not conversant. Unfamiliar with the novels of Kafka. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not within one's knowledge; strange. Unfamiliar faces. American Heritage. Synonyms: uncanny. unacquainted. unversed. uninformed. unaccustomed. inexperienced. inconversant. foreign. exotic. alien. novel. unknown. strange.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDefinition of unfamiliar – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

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   not known to you: an unfamiliar face. His name was unfamiliar to me. be unfamiliar with sth. B2. to not have any knowledge or experience of something: Many older people are unfamiliar with computers. (Definition of unfamiliar from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishunfamiliar adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    unfamiliar with something not having any knowledge or experience of something. We were quite unfamiliar with the town. Definition of unfamiliar adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishUNFAMILIAR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    (ʌnfəmɪliəʳ ) 1. adjective B2. 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. [+ to] I was alone in an unfamiliar city. Synonyms: strange, new, unknown, different More Synonyms of unfamiliar.