Unfamiliar — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not known or well known

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnfəmˈɪliəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnfəmˈɪliəɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnfəmˈɪlɪɹ/.

Examples

a name unfamiliar to most
be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

familiar

Parts of Speech

adjective

not known or well known

“a name unfamiliar to most”

Word Forms

unfamiliarity

noun

unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbekannt

nicht bekannt oder bekannt

🇫🇷French

inconnu

pas connu ou bien connu

🇪🇸Spanish

desconocido

no conocido o muy conocido

🇮🇹Italian

sconosciuto

non conosciuto o molto conosciuto

🇳🇱Dutch

onbekend

niet bekend of bekend

🇵🇹Portuguese

desconhecido

não conhecido ou bem conhecido

🇷🇺Russian

незнакомый

не известен или хорошо известен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनजान

ज्ञात या सुप्रसिद्ध नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরিচিত

পরিচিত বা পরিচিত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிமுகமில்லாத

அறியப்படவில்லை அல்லது நன்கு அறியப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలియని

తెలియదు లేదా బాగా తెలియదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपरिचित

ज्ञात किंवा सुप्रसिद्ध नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણ્યા

જાણીતા અથવા જાણીતા નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಯವಿಲ್ಲದ

ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപരിചിതമായ

അറിയപ്പെടാത്തതോ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਜਾਣਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناواقف

معلوم یا معروف نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

陌生

不为人所知或众所周知

🇯🇵Japanese

馴染みのない

知られていない、またはよく知られている

🇰🇷Korean

생소한

알려지지 않았거나 잘 알려져 있지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không quen

không được biết đến hoặc được biết đến nhiều

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่คุ้นเคย

ไม่เป็นที่รู้จักหรือเป็นที่รู้จัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

asing

tidak dikenal atau terkenal

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi pamilyar

hindi kilala o kilala

🇲🇾Malay

tak biasa

tidak dikenali atau dikenali ramai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مألوف

غير معروف أو معروف

🇮🇷Persian

ناآشنا

شناخته شده یا شناخته شده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

yabancı

bilinmiyor veya iyi bilinmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

זָר

לא ידוע או ידוע

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'unfamiliar'?

The primary meaning of 'unfamiliar' is 'not known or well known'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unfamiliar' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'unfamiliar' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unfamiliar' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unfamiliar' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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