Unacquainted

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not acquainted, unfamiliar (with someone or something).

    "The Romains vnacquainted with such perills, wold not endure the hasard of the siege."

  2. 2
    Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. obsolete

    "Who when she saw Duessa sunny bright, Adornd with gold and iewels shining cleare, She greatly grew amazed at the sight, And th’vnacquainted light began to feare:"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having little or no knowledge of wordnet
  2. 2
    not knowledgeable about something specified wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
awkwardblankmindedcallowdumbemptyempty headed

Example

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"But Chloe in all simplicity demurred, asking him, moreover, what there could possibly be beyond kisses and embraces; and he, unacquainted with the mysteries of love, shed tears at his own ignorance."

Etymology

From un- + acquainted.

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