familiarity
Americannoun
PLURAL
familiarities-
thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
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the state of being familiar; friendly relationship; close acquaintance; intimacy.
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an absence of ceremony and formality; informality.
- Synonyms:
- unconstraint
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freedom of behavior justified only by the closest relationship; undue intimacy.
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Often familiarities. an instance of such freedom, as in action or speech.
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a sexual liberty or impropriety.
noun
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reasonable knowledge or acquaintance, as with a subject or place
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close acquaintanceship or intimacy
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undue intimacy
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(sometimes plural) an instance of unwarranted intimacy
Other Word Forms
- overfamiliarity noun
- prefamiliarity noun
Etymology
Origin of familiarity
1350–1400; Middle English familiarite (< Anglo-French ) < Latin familiāritās intimacy. See familiar, -ity
Example Sentences
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Carvana is a combination auto retailer and internet-marketplace company and is likely to benefit from a growing familiarity with buying cars — which are most people’s second-largest purchase, after a home — completely online, he said.
From MarketWatch
“He’s a guy that has familiarity and flexibility, both inside and outside,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times
Our close familiarity with the cast is the sole thing giving this fluff a sheen of emotional weight.
From New York Times
“People will confuse familiarity with authenticity,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
And yet “Tears of the Kingdom” is not a game of familiarity.
From Los Angeles Times
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