unfamiliar — [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,… … New thesaurus
unfamiliar — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known or recognized; uncharacteristic. 2) (unfamiliar with) not having knowledge or experience of. DERIVATIVES unfamiliarity noun … English terms dictionary
unfamiliar — [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 … English World dictionary
unfamiliar — index extraordinary, foreign, incognizant, inexperienced, inexplicable, noteworthy, novel, peculiar ( … Law dictionary
unfamiliar — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar) … Etymology dictionary
unfamiliar — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unfamiliar — 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 … Combinatory dictionary
unfamiliar — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unfamiliar */ — 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… … English dictionary
unfamiliar — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, sound ADVERB ▪ very ▪ completely, quite (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
