unfamiliar

 
Pronunciation: /ʌnfəˈmɪlɪə/

adjective

  • 1not known or recognized: he felt a stranger among the crowd of unfamiliar faces his voice was unfamiliar to her
  • unusual or uncharacteristic: the yellow taxicab was an unfamiliar sight on these roads
  • 2 (unfamiliar with) not having knowledge or experience of: he seems unfamiliar with recent research on this topic

Derivatives

unfamiliarity

Pronunciation: /-lɪˈarɪti/
noun