unacquainted

British  

/ ˌʌnəˈkweɪntɪd /

adjective

1. not familiar or conversant with (someone or something)

2. (of people) not having met or been introduced

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Explanation

If you're unacquainted with someone, the two of you have never met. If you and your next-door neighbor are unacquainted, it would be friendly to introduce yourself. When people are unacquainted, they don't know each other, and if you're unacquainted with something, it's completely unfamiliar to you. So if your best friend is unacquainted with the music of your favorite band, you might decide to buy her a concert ticket, so she can become familiar (or acquainted) with their music. The Latin root, accognoscere, means "know well."

Example Sentences

For those unacquainted with a typewriter, it was once a popular machine for writing on paper.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2023

If you're unacquainted with ciders, wondering what differentiates it from apple juice, or have yet to utilize cider in a savory capacity, look no further!

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022

And young, unacquainted with despair and allergic to the idea that anything is too late.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021

He was regularly called a Renaissance man, and although he disliked the term, which he said was invariably used “by people unacquainted with the Renaissance,” it fit him well.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019

“The spelling of my country estate is a little difficult for those unacquainted with the language.”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie