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unacquainted

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un·ac·quaint·ed  (n-kwntd)
adj.
1. Not familiar or acquainted with another.
2. Not informed or knowledgeable: unacquainted with the legal issues at hand.

unacquainted [ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd]
adj
1. not familiar or conversant with (someone or something)
2. (of people) not having met or been introduced
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unacquainted - not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs"
uninformed - not informed; lacking in knowledge or information; "the uninformed public"
2.unacquaintedunacquainted - having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways"
unfamiliar - not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings"
Translations
unacquainted [ˈʌnəˈkweɪntɪd] ADJ to be unacquainted withdesconocer, ignorar
unacquainted [ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd] adj
to be unacquainted with sth → ne pas connaître qch
unacquainted
adj pred to be unacquainted with povertydie Armut nicht kennen; to be unacquainted with the factsmit den Tatsachen nicht vertraut sein; I’m not unacquainted with fameRuhm or Berühmtheit ist mir nicht gänzlich fremd; they’re unacquainted with each othersie kennen sich nicht
unacquainted [ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd] adj to be unacquainted with (facts) → ignorare, non essere al corrente di; (poverty) → non aver mai conosciuto
unacquainted [ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd] adj to be unacquainted with (facts) → ignorare, non essere al corrente di; (poverty) → non aver mai conosciuto


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[*] I discovered eight varieties of antelope, with which I was previously totally unacquainted, and many new species of plants, for the most part of the bulbous tribe.
An observer unacquainted with its history would hardly put it into the category of "haunted houses," yet in all the region round such is its evil reputation.
Unacquainted with grief, I knew not how to appraise my bereavement; I could not rightly estimate the strength of the stroke.
 
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