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unfamiliar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/

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.

Meanings

  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. 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:

Forms

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more unfamiliar Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most unfamiliar Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unfamiliarly

Translations (31)

hy անծանոթ (not familiar) · nb uvant (not familiar) · da ukendt (not familiar) · la aliēnus (not familiar) · ga aduain (not familiar) · kk бейтаныс (not familiar) · sv obekant (not familiar) · fr inconnu (not familiar) · pdt onbekaunt (not familiar) · ar غَيْر مَأْلُوف (not familiar) · de unvertraut (not familiar) · el άγνωστος (not familiar) · lv svešāds (not familiar) · es no / poco familiar (not familiar) · nn ukjent (not familiar) · cmn 陌生 (not familiar) · bg непознат (not familiar) · ang uncūþ (not familiar) · pl nieznany (not familiar) · ja 知られていない (not familiar) · lv svešs (not familiar) · ga coimhthíoch (not familiar) · lv neparasts (not familiar) · nb ukjent (not familiar) · fi vieras (not familiar) · my စိမ်း (not familiar) · pdt framd (not familiar) · ru незнако́мый (not familiar) · el ασυνήθης (not familiar) · de unbekannt (not familiar) · da uvant (not familiar)

unfamiliar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/

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.

Meanings

  1. An unfamiliar person; a stranger.

Forms

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unfamiliars Number=Plur lexicographic