A word for unfamiliar thingsSourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
A rare word about rarity
Selcouth can mean strange, unfamiliar, marvellous or wondrous. Now rare, it comes from Old English elements associated with rarely and known. An unfamiliar word can describe the feeling of encountering something unfamiliar.
The word for a rare sight became a rare sight itself.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10