unhabituated
Still finds novel
Not accustomed or conditioned through repeated exposure.
Someone unhabituated to city noise finds it jarring; someone unhabituated to criticism takes it personally.
The word implies a freshness of response—reactions that habit hasn't yet dulled: Unhabituated to the altitude, the hikers tired quickly.
Not modified for purpose
- unadjustedNot altered or corrected
- unusedNever put to purpose
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
- unseasonedLacking flavor or experience
new · unbroken · unconformed · unassimilated · virgin · fresh · untried · first-time
Inexperienced newcomer to field
- beginnerOne who lacks experience
- neophyteInexperienced beginner
- rookieInexperienced newcomer
- tyroInexperienced learner
apprentice · trainee · fledgling · greenhorn · amateur · raw · unseasoned · untrained
Unusual or unfamiliar
exotic · uncharted · unexplored · new · unconventional · unprecedented · untested · unrecognized
unadapted
Not modified for purpose
- unadjustedNot altered or corrected
- unusedNever put to purpose
- unacclimatedNot yet adjusted
unseasoned · new · unbroken · unconformed · unassimilated · virgin · fresh · untried · first-time
novice
Inexperienced newcomer to field
tyro · apprentice · trainee · fledgling · greenhorn · amateur · raw · unseasoned · untrained · unskilled
strange
Unusual or unfamiliar
novel · exotic · uncharted · unexplored · new · unconventional · unprecedented · untested · unrecognized · peculiar
unhabituatedhabituated
Conditioned by repetition
accustomed · desensitized · acclimated · adapted · acclimatized
habit, habitat, habitual, inhabitant, rehabilitate, habitation, rehabilitation, habitable, habituate