— unfamiliarity /un'feuh mil'ee ar"i tee/ , n. — unfamiliarly , adv.
/un'feuh mil"yeuhr/ , adj.
1. not familiar; not acquainted with or conversant about: to be unfamiliar with a subject.
2. different; unaccustomed; unusual; strange: an unfamiliar treat.
[ 1585-95; UN- 1 + FAMILIAR ]
Syn. 2. curious, novel, new.