unfamiliarities
Things not recognized
Unfamiliarities are things that are strange or unknown to someone—the quality of being unfamiliar made countable.
The word appears in contexts where multiple distinct unknowns need acknowledgment: The unfamiliarities of a new country can be overwhelming.
Rare compared to the singular unfamiliarity.
State of being recent
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- originalityNovel creative quality
- innovationCreating something original
- inexperienceLack of prior exposure
uncharted · unexplored · unprecedented · discovery · first-time · strangeness · surprise · wonderment
From another nation
- alienNon-native being
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- unusualNot often encountered
- peculiarStrangely unusual
odd · curious · bizarre · weird · outlandish · unconventional · unaccustomed · uncommon
Not yet discovered
- enigmaSomething hard to fathom
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
secrecy · intrigue · cryptic · arcane · obscurity · uncertainty · ambiguity · mystique
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- educationSystematic development of mind
literacy · acclimation · adjustment · orientation · adaptation · familiarization · acculturation · assimilation
newness
State of being recent
- freshnessState of being unspoiled
- originalityNovel creative quality
- innovationCreating something original
inexperience · uncharted · unexplored · unprecedented · discovery · first-time · strangeness · surprise · wonderment · revelation
foreign
From another nation
peculiar · odd · curious · bizarre · weird · outlandish · unconventional · unaccustomed · uncommon · anomalous
unknown
Not yet discovered
conundrum · secrecy · intrigue · cryptic · arcane · obscurity · uncertainty · ambiguity · mystique · opaqueness
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- studyDeliberate learning effort
education · literacy · acclimation · adjustment · orientation · adaptation · familiarization · acculturation · assimilation · exposure
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Close, informal knowledge
acquaintances · expertise · mastery · knowledge · proficiencies
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Close, informal knowledge
comforts · ease · naturalness · habituation · at-homeness
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Close, informal knowledge
experiences · exposures · habits · routines · customs
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