unacquainted

adjective
un·​ac·​quaint·​ed | \ ˌən-ə-ˈkwān-təd How to pronounce unacquainted (audio) \

Definition of unacquainted

: not acquainted: such as
a : not having experience or knowledge of something used with with was unacquainted with the issuesa reader unacquainted with her styleShe was unacquainted with the world of the fashionable New York hotel …— Edith Wharton
b : not known personally or socially introducing two previously unacquainted cousins

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Other Words from unacquainted

unacquaintedness noun

Examples of unacquainted in a Sentence

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But there’s delight in telling a moment: the world turned over by a sudden encounter of unacquainted thoughts. Barbara Kingsolver, Washington Post, "How Barbara Kingsolver reignited her love affair with words," 27 Aug. 2019 In one experiment, pairs of unacquainted participants were given 20 minutes to converse freely about purchases. Aditi Shrikant, Vox, "Why we hate hearing about other people’s vacations," 18 Oct. 2018

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First Known Use of unacquainted

1565, in the meaning defined above

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unacquainted

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of unacquainted

: not having knowledge about something : not having seen or experienced something
: not having met : not knowing each other in a personal or social way

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