Unfamiliarity

Quick meaning: Unfamiliarity is a noun meaning Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.

Meaning

Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.

Example Sentences

Due to my unfamiliarity with the library's catalog system, it took several hours to find the book.

Such insights can, however, not be expected from a state of near-total unfamiliarity with what has been going on in a field: innocence may be a good thing, ignorance certainly is not.

He let Sandy stand for a minute and then took the saddle off. Several more of these saddlings and unsaddlings followed. Then finally the saddle was cinched. Again Sandy repeated his pattern of calming down after the first unfamiliarity of a new experience had worn off. […] Before long Sandy accepted the saddle as if he’d been born with one on his back.

Word Forms

• unfamiliarities

Synonyms for unfamiliarity

Depending on context, synonyms include strangeness.

Antonyms for unfamiliarity

Common opposites include familiarity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include strangeness, unawareness, ignorance, lack, disregard, misconception.

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