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US
/ˌənfəˌmɪɫˈjɛɹəti/
]
[ UK /ʌnfəmˌɪlɪˈæɹɪti/ ]
[ UK /ʌnfəmˌɪlɪˈæɹɪti/ ]
NOUN
- unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
How To Use unfamiliarity In A Sentence
- Gowdy is striking a careful, humble tone, and whether that might be due to his unfamiliarity with the issues or his background as a federal and local prosecutor, it's clear that he has no intention of following his fellow South Carolinian, John L. McMillan D, who lorded over the city in the 1960s and '70s. Will House GOP revert to form on D.C.?
- Their obvious unfamiliarity with the animals made her irritable.
- People's unfamiliarity with the new money is likely to attract counterfeiters and fraudsters.
- Unfamiliarity with the Glass River was a prime cause of accidents on the vast waterway. MEDALON
- Her voice grew serious and I could tell her face was taking on the unfamiliarity of really being solemn and genuine about something.
- The rush to fix the latest glitches followed Comelec's revelation that it had evidence of a plot to disenfranchise voters by exploiting their unfamiliarity with the machine-countable ballot forms.
- No doubt these reactions are due to my unfamiliarity - just as someone bred on Asian music might find western forms unlistenable.
- We had a very experienced flight crew who, whether through unfamiliarity or lack of approach plate review, dialed up the incorrect navaids.
- Their futures in dealing with personal relationships - romantic and otherwise - will suffer from unfamiliarity and naiveness.
- The crudeness in construction may be attributed to the mason's unfamiliarity with the new material.