unfamiliar

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unfamiliar

  • /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/

adjective more unfamiliar · most unfamiliar

  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.

noun unfamiliars

  1. An unfamiliar person; a stranger.

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Closest in meaning: unacquainted, unknown, strange, unacquainted with, unfamiliar with, unsung, unaware, unidentified, undiscovered, little-known, undisclosed, uncharted, unrecognized, unheard, uncommon, unusual

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adj not familiar

Españolno / poco familiar
日本語知られていない shirarete inai
中文陌生 mòshēng
Françaisinconnu
Deutschunbekannt, unvertraut
Ελληνικάάγνωστος ágnostos, ασυνήθης asyníthis
Русскийнезнако́мый neznakómyj
العربيةغَيْر مَأْلُوف ḡayr maʔlūf

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@misc{unfamiliar_2026,
  title = {unfamiliar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfamiliar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}