unhabituated
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈhæbɪtʃuˌeɪtɪd/
:
no acostumbrado
- The wild animal seemed unhabituated to human presence, staying hidden whenever we approached.
Examples
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As a first-time traveler, her unhabituated reactions to the bustling market were both amusing and endearing.
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Shasta had recently transferred from an unhabituated local troop into one of the study troops and was uneasy in the presence of humans.
Academic text (1996) -
To the unhabituated outsider, art historians still must seem chiefly distinguishable from others who commit academic acts as purveyors of magic-lantern shows, apparitions in dark spaces.
Academic text (1994) -
That flavor, I was rapidly coming to see, which would strike the unhabituated palate as aggressive and verging on downright unpleasant, was what American cheddar initiates call sharp and what they associate with rural America, pure as the driven snow.
Academic text (1993) -
After moving to a new city, I felt like an unhabituated tourist, struggling to navigate the unfamiliar streets.
Synonyms
7
5.3
Not used to something so it feels strange
4
5.3
Not used to something because you have not done it often
3
4.2
Not familiar with a thing or situation
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6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
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6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Not used to new conditions and so struggle to live or work there
Antonyms
How Accustomed
Surface Forms
Morphology
unhabituated = habituated (semi-transparent) = un + habituate + ed
Adding 'un-' to the adjective 'habituated' yields the straightforward negated adjective.
Etymology
Unhabituated is made from un- 'not' and habituate, from the same root as habit, which means 'to make usual'. So, it means not used to or familiar with something, for example a person who has not become used to a cold climate.