Unfamiliar definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Unfamiliar definition: If something is unfamiliar to you, you know nothing or very little about it, because you... | Meaning, pronunciation, translations ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'unfamiliar'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× unfamiliar (ʌnfəmɪliəʳ ) 1. adjective Ifsomethingisunfamiliartoyou,youknownothingorverylittleaboutit,becauseyouhavenotseenorexperienceditbefore. Shegrewmanywonderfulplantsthatwereunfamiliartome.[+to] Iwasaloneinanunfamiliarcity. Synonyms:strange,new,unknown,different MoreSynonymsofunfamiliar unfamiliarity(ʌnfəmɪliærɪti )uncountablenoun[oftwithposs]...problemswhicharisefromthenewnessoftheapproachanditsunfamiliarityto prisoners.[+to] 2. adjective[verb-linkADJECTIVEwithnoun] Ifyouareunfamiliarwithsomething,itisunfamiliartoyou. ShespeaksnoJapaneseandisunfamiliarwithJapaneseculture.[+with] Synonyms:unacquaintedwith,astrangerto,unaccustomedto,inexperiencedin MoreSynonymsofunfamiliar unfamiliarity uncountablenoun...herunfamiliaritywiththepoliticsoftheregion.[+with] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof unfamiliar Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'unfamiliar' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'unfamiliar' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'jinx' HindiTranslationof'unfamiliar' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency unfamiliarinBritishEnglish (ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə ) adjective1. notknownorexperienced;strange 2. (postpositive;follbywith) notfamiliar CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsunfamiliarity(ˌʌnfəˌmɪlɪˈærɪtɪ )noun unfamiliarly(ˌunfaˈmiliarly)adverb WordFrequency unfamiliarinAmericanEnglish (ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər ) adjective1.  notfamiliarorwell-known;strange 2.  havingnoacquaintance(with);notconversant unfamiliarwiththenovelsofKafka Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsunfamiliarity(ˌunfaˌmiliˈarity)(ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærəti ) noun unfamiliarly(ˌunfaˈmiliarly) adverb WordFrequency unfamiliarinAmericanEnglish (ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər) adjective1. notfamiliar;notacquaintedwithorconversantabout tobeunfamiliarwithasubject 2. different;unaccustomed;unusual;strange anunfamiliartreat SYNONYMS2.curious,novel,new.Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsunfamiliarity(ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærɪti)noun unfamiliarlyadverb Wordorigin[1585–95;un-1+familiar] Examplesof'unfamiliar'inasentence unfamiliar TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Itisvastlymorevaluablethanabanknote,withtheaddedadvantagethatpeopleareoftenunfamiliarwithhowitshouldlook.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Manymaintainalowprofilesotheirnamesmaywellbeunfamiliar.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Wecouldnotchangewithoutventuringintounfamiliarterritory.ChristianityToday(2000)Theyareonunfamiliarterraininmanyways.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Newandunfamiliarnameswerebeingbandiedabout.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Thismayhavetheadvantageofdraggingtheopponentontounfamiliarterritory.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Itisnotlikeyouhavejustbeendroppedoffinanaeroplaneinthemiddleofthisunfamiliarplace.Times,SundayTimes(2007)Someareunfamiliarwiththecity,havingrecentlyarrivedfromthecountryside.Times,SundayTimes(2016)Knowledgeofunfamiliarpeople,placesandbeliefsprovidesaroutetopoliticalpower.TheTimesLiterarySupplement(2013)Sometimesbusinesseslacktheknowledgeortheskillstoundertakesomethingthatisunfamiliartothemandmaybequitehigh-risk.Times,SundayTimes(2006) COBUILDCollocations unfamiliar  unfamiliarconcept unfamiliarenvironment unfamiliarface unfamiliarsight unfamiliarvoice unfamiliarwords Trendsof unfamiliar Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages unfamiliar BritishEnglish:unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljə/ADJECTIVEIfsomethingisunfamiliartoyou,orifyouareunfamiliarwithit,youknowverylittleaboutitandhavenotseenorexperienceditbefore.Sheisunfamiliarwithmodernhistory.AmericanEnglish:unfamiliar /ʌnfəˈmɪlyər/Arabic:غَيْرُمَأْلُوف BrazilianPortuguese:desconhecido Chinese:不熟悉的 Croatian:nepoznat Czech:neznámý Danish:fremmed Dutch:onbekend EuropeanSpanish:pocofamiliar Finnish:vieras tuntematonFrench:inhabituel German:unbekannt Greek:πρωτόγνωρος Italian:sconosciuto Japanese:不慣れの Korean:익숙지않은 Norwegian:ukjent Polish:nieznany EuropeanPortuguese:desconhecido Romanian:neobișnuitRussian:незнакомый LatinAmericanSpanish:pocofamiliar Swedish:obekant Thai:ไม่รู้จักคุ้นเคย Turkish:aşinaolmayan Ukrainian:незнайомийVietnamese:khôngquenbiết Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically unfamiliar unfaltering unfalteringly unfamed unfamiliar unfamiliarconcept unfamiliarenvironment unfamiliarface AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Relatedtermsof unfamiliar unfamiliarface unfamiliarname unfamiliarconcept unfamiliarsetting unfamiliarsight Viewmorerelatedwords Source DefinitionofunfamiliarfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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