unfamiliar
un‧fa‧mil‧i‧ar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə◂ $ -ər◂/
adjective
unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc
She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.
a crowd of unfamiliar faces
unfamiliar to
Some of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you.
2. be unfamiliar with something to not have any experience of something:
We were unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.
—unfamiliarity /ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærəti, ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærɪti/ noun [uncountable]
un‧fa‧mil‧i‧ar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə◂ $ -ər◂/
adjective Word Family: noun: familiarity ≠ unfamiliarity, family, familiarization; adjective: familiar ≠ unfamiliar, familial; verb: familiarize; adverb: familiarly
1. not known to youunfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc
unfamiliar to
2. be unfamiliar with something to not have any experience of something:
—unfamiliarity /ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærəti, ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærɪti/ noun [uncountable]