unconversant
1
8.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.kənˈvɜːr.sənt/
- Many people are often unconversant with the intricacies of the tax law.
Examples
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She felt unconversant in the topic during the conference discussion about quantum physics.
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Italians, you may infer from her words, are not unconversant with sarcasm," he added quietly as her fingertips dug into his forearm.
Fiction book (1991) -
As a new student, he was unconversant with the school's culture and traditions.
Synonyms
94
4.3
Not knowing about a subject or how to do something
60
3.4
Not having much skill or practice
50
2.8
A person who has little or no schooling
39
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
31
4.1
Not knowing much about something
8
8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
7.7
A person with little education or knowledge about a subject
1
6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
1
6.0
Not experienced at doing something
1
7.1
Not knowing much about a subject
1
6.5
Not skilled at a task or subject
1
6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
1
8.4
Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject
1
6.9
Someone who has no training or basic knowledge about a subject
Not having experience in a subject or activity
Not having much practical experience or training
Antonyms
How Familiar
80
4.1
530
2.8
1
8.4
102
4.4
168
2.9
333
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
unconversant = conversant (transparent) = un + conversant
Formed by the negative prefix 'un-' attached to 'conversant', so the meaning 'not familiar/knowledgeable' follows directly.
Etymology
Unconversant breaks into un- meaning 'not' and conversant, which is related to conversation ('talk') and to the idea of being 'familiar with' something. So, to be unconversant in a subject is to be 'not familiar' or to lack knowledge about it.