adj
unacquainted
Unacquainted (adj) means not familiar with a person or thing because you have not met or experienced them before.
adj
1
Not familiar with a person or thing because you have not met or experienced them before.
"To commonplace actions he brought a special pedantic awkwardness. In Poland, France, England, students, young gentlemen of his time, had been unacquainted with kitchens. Now he did things that cooks and maids had once done."
— Saul Bellow (1970)
2
Strange or unusual, and not what you would expect.
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What is the meaning of unacquainted?
"unacquainted" (adj) means not familiar with a person or thing because you have not met or experienced them before.
What is another word for unacquainted?
Other words for "unacquainted" include innocent.
What is the opposite of unacquainted?
Opposites of "unacquainted" include conversant, familiar.
What are the different meanings of unacquainted?
"unacquainted" has 2 main meanings: 1. Not familiar with a person or thing because you have not met or experienced them before; 2. Strange or unusual, and not what you would expect.
