Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfamiliarity

/ˌʌnfəmˌɪljˈɛɹəti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: un-fa-mil-iar-i-ty
IPA: /ˌʌnfəmˌɪljˈɛɹəti/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From un- + familiarity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unfamiliarities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unfamiliar

Synonyms

strangeness

Rhymes With

popularity prosperity clarity solidarity similarity disparity parity familiarity rarity sincerity singularity dexterity

Questions

How do you pronounce unfamiliarity?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌnfəmˌɪljˈɛɹəti/.
What does unfamiliarity mean?: Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.
Where does unfamiliarity come from?: From un- + familiarity.

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