Antonyms for unfamiliarity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uhn-fuh-mil-yer

Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn fəˈmɪl yər

Definition of unfamiliarity

Origin : 1590s, from un- (1) "not" + familiar. Related: Unfamiliarly.

noun ignorance

Example sentences :

His unfamiliarity was not surprising; he had little acquaintance with the stock market.
Extract from : « Fair Harbor » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln

It had not taken them half an hour to bridge over the gap of unfamiliarity.
Extract from : « The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp » by Katherine Stokes

The unfamiliarity, even horror, of the situation can be imagined.
Extract from : « The Problems of Psychical Research » by Hereward Carrington

I think that this unfamiliarity with armchair life is a misfortune.
Extract from : « Roving East and Roving West » by E. V. Lucas

But here again she was confronted by the sensation of unfamiliarity.
Extract from : « The Gambler » by Katherine Cecil Thurston

Our little heads would swim in the sickness of our unfamiliarity.
Extract from : « The Golden Censer » by John McGovern

The sense of unfamiliarity grew upon me as I stood there watching.
Extract from : « Famous Modern Ghost Stories » by Various

I have remarked upon the unfamiliarity of modern students of theology with Peignot's term thologie positive.
Extract from : « A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies » by Archer Taylor

Or, as Aristotle had said long before, there must be "a certain admixture of unfamiliarity," a continual slight novelty.
Extract from : « Impressions And Comments » by Havelock Ellis

His unfamiliarity with the stairs made him think they were not so nearly perpendicular as was the fact.
Extract from : « The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters » by Edward S. Ellis

Synonyms for unfamiliarity

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