familiarity
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
- (countable, uncountable) Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
- (countable, uncountable) An instance of familiar behaviour.
- (countable, uncountable) Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.
Synonyms
friendly relation
Translations
familiarité
familiaridad
Vertrautheit
familiaridade
dimestichezza
familiaritat
bekendheidFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/
Etymology
From Middle French familiarité, from Latin familiāritātem. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþnes. Morphologically familiar + -ity.
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