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单词 overfamiliar
释义

overfamiliar

adjective

over·​fa·​mil·​iar ˌō-vər-fə-ˈmil-yər How to pronounce overfamiliar (audio)
: exceedingly or excessively familiar: such as
a
: so frequently seen, heard, or experienced as to seem dull or unoriginal
a movie with an overfamiliar plot
… the overfamiliar video oeuvre of the world's most generic rock star … Steve Simels
b
: excessively friendly or informal
I know it may seem overfamiliar, but I can't think of Marvin L. Goldberger as anything but Murph, so that is how I will refer to him. Jeremy Bernstein
However in other cultures … such informality is seen as being overfamiliar and thus impolite … Heather Bowe and Kylie Martin
… he felt the whole time he was being judged and found wanting, for not knowing which knife and fork to use, for being overfamiliar or too distant with the waiters … Richard Coles
overfamiliarity
ˌō-vər-fə-ˌmi-lē-ˈ(y)er-ə-tē How to pronounce overfamiliar (audio)
-ˈ(y)a-rə-;
-ˌmil-ˈyer-
-ˌmil-ˈya-rə-
noun
Despite its by-now overfamiliarity, the piece achieves a new freshness in this entertaining musicalization … Frank Scheck
… the kind who can't tell the difference between the informality of true camaraderie and the subtle insult of overfamiliarity James Harkness

Synonyms

  • bold
  • familiar
  • forward
  • free
  • immodest
  • presuming
  • presumptuous
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Word History

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

overfamiliar

adjective

as in familiar
showing a lack of proper social reserve or modesty the company cautions their managers against fraternization and being overfamiliar with their staff

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • familiar
  • arrogant
  • smug
  • presumptuous
  • important
  • immodest
  • proud
  • selfish
  • bumptious
  • presuming
  • bold
  • forward
  • snobbish
  • pompous
  • vainglorious
  • vain
  • disdainful
  • complacent
  • pretentious
  • supercilious
  • confident
  • egomaniacal
  • impudent
  • saucy
  • haughty
  • brazen
  • highfalutin
  • conceited
  • uppity
  • brassy
  • cavalier
  • impertinent
  • overbold
  • cheeky
  • egotistic
  • free
  • cocky
  • domineering
  • superior
  • self-satisfied
  • self-complacent
  • insolent
  • egoistic
  • overweening
  • audacious
  • hifalutin
  • sassy
  • self-important
  • brash
  • prideful
  • hoity-toity
  • egotistical
  • egoistical
  • high-and-mighty
  • imperious
  • pert
  • fresh
  • boastful
  • self-conceited
  • braggart
  • self-assertive
  • sure
  • brassbound
  • self-asserting
  • lordly
  • bold-faced
  • stuck-up
  • high-hat
  • self-infatuated
  • self-engrossed
  • bragging
  • high-handed
  • self-obsessed
  • self-assured
  • self-absorbed
  • self-concerned
  • self-involved
  • self-centered
  • self-confident
  • self-interested
  • self-seeking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • modest
  • unassuming
  • humble
  • unassertive
  • unpretentious
  • meek
  • lowly
  • timid
  • demure
  • bashful
  • timorous
  • mousy
  • shy
  • diffident
  • retiring
  • down-to-earth
  • mousey
  • self-doubting
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