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[ fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee, -mil-yar- ] / fəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR familiarity ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural fa·mil·i·ar·i·ties.thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc. the state of being familiar; friendly relationship; close acquaintance; intimacy. an absence of ceremony and formality; informality. freedom of behavior justified only by the closest relationship; undue intimacy. Often familiarities. an instance of such freedom, as in action or speech. a sexual liberty or impropriety. Origin of familiarity1350–1400; Middle English familiarite (<Anglo-French ) <Latin familiāritās intimacy. See familiar, -ity SYNONYMS FOR familiarity3 unconstraint. 4 liberty, freedom, license. SEE SYNONYMS FOR familiarity ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM familiarityo·ver·fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty, nounpre·fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty, nounWords nearby familiarityfamilial periodic paralysis, familial polyendocrine adenomatosis, familial screening, familial spinal muscular atrophy, familiar, familiarity, Familiarity breeds contempt, familiarize, families, familism, Familist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for familiarityAnd there is definitely something to finding solace in food, familiarity, and memory. Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier. Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST Living in a society openly governed by force with those who have demonstrated their familiarity with it increases the danger. A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Familiarity with search-engines helps, a strange quirk of working in this retro medium. Blurred Lines at NY Sketchbook Museum|Daniel Genis|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The difference is one of familiarity and choice not law or logic. Supreme Court Justices Looked to Personal Views Rather Than Legal Arguments for Hobby Lobby Decision|Eric Segall|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST What enabled him to see it so clearly was his familiarity with the ways of men and the uncelestial politics of Florence. The Bridling of Pegasus|Alfred Austin But their great age and the familiarity of their presence had softened the decree in its enforcement. On the Vice of Novel Reading.|Young E. Allison It seems to feel that every offer of kindness or familiarity is a menace to its liberty. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886|Various "He approached me with familiarity, I repulsed him with ceremony," said a man of rank, alluding to an impertinence of this kind. The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion|Henry Lunettes At first, resenting his familiarity, I would hint at my desire to be alone, would explain that I was busy. Paul Kelver|Jerome Klapka, AKA Jerome K. Jerome
British Dictionary definitions for familiarity
noun plural -tiesreasonable knowledge or acquaintance, as with a subject or place close acquaintanceship or intimacy undue intimacy (sometimes plural) an instance of unwarranted intimacy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to familiarityboldness, intimacy, closeness, freshness, understanding, knowledge, awareness, sense, presumption, acquaintance, unceremoniousness, fellowship, freedom, ease, forwardness, liberty, sociability, naturalness, openness, friendship |