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Definition: Unacquainted With |
Unacquainted WithAdjective1. Not knowledgeable about something specified; "American tourists wholly innocent of French"; "a person unacquainted with our customs". 2. Having little or no knowledge of; "unacquainted with city ways". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Unacquainted WithSynonyms: innocent of(p) (adj), unacquainted with(p) (adj), unacquainted(p) (adj), unfamiliar with(p) (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unacquainted With |
| English words defined with "unacquainted with": innocent of ♦ townee. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unacquainted with": Ague-cheek ♦ Green as Grass ♦ IGNORAMUS. (references) |
| Author | Quotation |
Homer | Friends, we have not till now been unacquainted with misfortunes. |
Horace | Those unacquainted with the world take pleasures in intimacy with great men; those who are wiser fear the consequences. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | IGNORAMUS, n. A person unacquainted with certain kinds of knowledge familiar to yourself, and having certain other kinds that you know nothing about. Dumble was an ignoramus, Mumble was for learning famous. Mumble said one day to Dumble: "Ignorance should be more humble. Not a spark have you of knowledge That was got in any college." Dumble said to Mumble: "Truly You're self-satisfied unduly. Of things in college I'm denied A knowledge -- you of all beside." Borelli |
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Expressions using "unacquainted with": be unacquainted with ♦ be unacquainted with poverty ♦ be unacquainted with smth. ♦ be unacquainted with the facts ♦ be unacquainted with the situation. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "unacquainted with"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Czech | neznat co (be unacquainted with smth., unfamiliar with), nebýt obeznámen se situací (be unacquainted with the situation). (various references) | ||||||||||
French | ne pas connaître (be unacquainted with), ne pas être au courant de (be unacquainted with). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | mit den tatsachen nicht vertraut sein (be unacquainted with the facts), die armut nicht kennen (be unacquainted with poverty). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | acquaintedunay ithway tanımamak (abnegate, be unacquainted with, disclaim, disown, not to know, not to recognize, renounce, repudiate), tanışmamak (be unacquainted with). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | ignarus, ignotae, ignotas, ignoti, ignoto, ignotos, ignotus. (various references) |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-d-e-h-i-i-n-n-q-t-t-u-u-w" | |
-4 letters: unacquainted. | |
-5 letters: inauthentic, unauthentic. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Expressions 7. Translations: Modern 8. Translations: Ancient | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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