unfamiliar

adj.

1. Not being acquainted; not conversant: unfamiliar with the roads here.
2. Not within one's knowledge; strange: unfamiliar faces.

unfamiliarity un'fa·mil·iar'i·ty (-mĭl-yăr'ĭ-tē, -mĭl'ē-ăr'ĭ-tē) n.
unfamiliarly un'fa·mil'iar·ly adv.

adjective

1. Not aware or informed: ignorant, innocent, oblivious, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting. Idioms: in the dark. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, original, unprecedented. See new/old.

adj

Definition: different, strange
Antonyms: familiar, known, usual

adj

Definition: inexperienced; not knowing about
Antonyms: experienced, familiar, knowing, versed

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IN BRIEF: Not well known. Also: Not well known by someone.

You must break out of your current comfort zone and become comfortable with the unfamiliar and the unknown. — Denis Waitley.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ukendt, uvant, ikke familiær med

Nederlands (Dutch)
onbekend, vreemd

Français (French)
adj. - pas familier à, inhabituel, mal connu

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unbekannt, fremd, ungewohnt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άγνωστος, μη οικείος, πρωτόγνωρος

Italiano (Italian)
sconosciuto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estranho

Русский (Russian)
незнакомый с чем-л., неведомый, чуждый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - no muy conocido, ajeno, extraño, no familiarizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - obekant, ovan, främmande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
新奇的, 没有经验的, 不熟悉的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 新奇的, 沒有經驗的, 不熟悉的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생소한, 익숙치 못한, 경험 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - よく知られていない, なじみのない, 見覚えのない, よく知らない, 見慣れない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير مالوف, غريب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מוכר, לא מכיר, לא מתמצא ב-, זר‬

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