unfamiliar

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

//ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)//

Strange, not familiar.

adjective

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.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English familiar English unfamiliar From un- + familiar.

noun

1
An unfamiliar person; a stranger.

Forms

plural: unfamiliars
comparative: more unfamiliar
superlative: most unfamiliar

unexplained · Not explained; of unknown cause or origin.unfair · Not fair. Not just.unfaithful · Not having religious faith.

unfamiliar · Strange, not familiar.

unfinished · Not finished. Not completed; unresolved.unfit · Not fit; not having the correct requirements.unfold · To undo a folding.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.