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   unfamiliar

   /ˌʌnfəˈmɪlɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. not known or recognized: "he felt a stranger among the crowd of unfamiliar faces" 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
   • 2. not having knowledge or experience of: "he seems unfamiliar with recent research on this topic" Similar unacquainted withunused tounaccustomed tounconversant withunpractised 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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNFAMILIAR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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3. 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.

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

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

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6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.