unfamiliar

[ uhn-fuh-mil-yer ]
/ ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər /

adjective

not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
different; unaccustomed; unusual; strange: an unfamiliar treat.

Origin of unfamiliar

First recorded in 1585–95; un-1 + familiar

SYNONYMS FOR unfamiliar

2 curious, novel, new.

OTHER WORDS FROM unfamiliar

un·fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty [uhn-fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee] /ˌʌn fəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti/, noun un·fa·mil·iar·ly, adverb

Words nearby unfamiliar

unfair, unfair competition, unfair practice, unfaith, unfaithful, unfamiliar, unfancied, unfashionable, unfasten, unfathered, unfathomable

Words related to unfamiliarities

incapacity, obliviousness, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, blindness, unawareness, bewilderment, illiteracy, nescience, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, philistinism, sciolism, incomprehension

Example sentences from the Web for unfamiliarities

  • He seemed to be groping for some clew, some familiar sign that would resolve all the unfamiliarities to old acquaintance.

    The Innocent Adventuress |Mary Hastings Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for unfamiliarities

unfamiliar
/ (ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə) /

adjective

not known or experienced; strange
(postpositive foll by with) not familiar

Derived forms of unfamiliar

unfamiliarity (ˌʌnfəˌmɪlɪˈærɪtɪ), noun unfamiliarly, adverb