unacquainted
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6.5
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈkwentɪd/
:
desconocido
- I'm not entirely unacquainted with the achievements of the American stage in the past decade.
Examples
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(For the unacquainted, both Indian and Korean flavors are very different from anything offered in the West, let alone other Eastern cuisines.)
Blog text (25) -
Our diet changes to food with which I am unacquainted.
Fiction book (1991) -
She really looks as if water and soap are foreign words to her, and as if she is unacquainted with the concept of having a shower.
Blog text (28) -
I come away feeling she is not naive or unacquainted with politically manipulating opinions either.
Blog text (22) -
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of cognitive demand on interpersonal sensitivity in initial interactions between unacquainted subjects.
Academic text (1991) -
Previous research has indicated that individuals can accurately judge certain personality dispositions of unacquainted peers after viewing facial photographs of them.
Academic text (1993) -
First, we examined 71 unacquainted young people (33 male and 38 female) during the 1st week of a 5-month education program.
Academic text (1997) -
It's difficult to form a connection when we are unacquainted with each other's backgrounds.
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Although they were unacquainted at first, they quickly became good friends after talking.
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Being unacquainted with the local customs made it challenging for her to navigate the new city.
Synonyms
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2.9
Not knowing that something is happening or true
104
4.4
Not known or seen before
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4.3
Not knowing about a subject or how to do something
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3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
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4.1
Not knowing much about something
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8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
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5.3
Not used to something so it feels strange
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7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
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5.8
Not aware that something is happening or true
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5.3
Not used to something because you have not done it often
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4.2
Not familiar with a thing or situation
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6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
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7.1
Not knowing much about a subject
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8.4
Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject
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6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
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7.7
A person with little education or knowledge about a subject
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Not used to a new place or situation and finding it difficult to adjust
Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject
Antonyms
Idioms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
unacquainted = acquainted (transparent) = un + acquaint + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the productive negating prefix 'un-' to the adjective 'acquainted', yielding 'not familiar'.
Etymology
Unacquainted comes from un- meaning 'not' and acquaint, which means 'to make known' and is the same root as acquaintance, a person you know a little. So to be unacquainted with something is to be 'not known' to it, that is, not familiar with it or without experience of it.