English Explanatory Dictionary

familiarity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
  2. Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
  3. An instance of familiar behaviour.
  4. Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.

Pronunciation

/fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-familiarity.wav /fəmɪˈljæɹɪti/

Word forms

familiarity familiarities

Etymology

From Middle French familiarité, from Latin familiāritātem. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþnes. Morphologically familiar + -ity.

Derived words

familiarity breeds contempt hyperfamiliarity nonfamiliarity overfamiliarity unfamiliarity
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