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- pronunciation:
- uhn
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- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not known or experienced before; unusual; strange.
Unfamiliar faces scare the baby.- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- foreign, new, strange
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| definition 2: |
not having previous experience or knowledge; not acquainted.
He is unfamiliar with the rules.- antonyms:
- accustomed, familiar
- similar words:
- ignorant
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| related words: |
fresh, novel, queer, unusual |
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| derivations: |
unfamiliarly (adv.), unfamiliarity (n.) |
The word unfamiliar
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unfair, unfamiliar, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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