Unfamiliar

//ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An unfamiliar person; a stranger.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Strange, not familiar.

    "United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not known or well known wordnet

Synonyms

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strangeunacquainted withunknownablealienawkward

Example

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"You should look up all unfamiliar words in a dictionary."

Etymology

From un- + familiar.

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