unfamiliar

CEFRB1

/ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not known or recognized from previous experience.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An unfamiliar person; a stranger.

Examples

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

  • The landscape is unfamiliar to me.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Strange, not familiar.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The tourist got lost because the city streets were blank to him.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From un- + familiar.