Definitions for familiarityfəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fa•mil•i•ar•i•tyfəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær-(n.)(pl.)-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; license.
Often, familiarities. an instance of such freedom, as in action or speech.
a sexual liberty or impropriety.
Origin of familiarity:
1350–1400; ME < L
Princeton's WordNet
acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy(noun)
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
familiarity(noun)
usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known
familiarity, intimacy, closeness(noun)
close or warm friendship
"the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
casualness, familiarity(noun)
a casual manner
familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty(noun)
an act of undue intimacy
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
familiarity(noun)əˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær-
the state of being familiar
the familiarity of the smell; her familiarity with the technology
Wiktionary
familiarity(Noun)
The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
familiarity(Noun)
Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
familiarity(Noun)
An instance of familiar behaviour.
familiarity(Noun)
Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.
Origin: From familiarité, from familiaritatem.
Webster Dictionary
Familiarity(noun)
the state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity
Familiarity(noun)
anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties
Translations for familiarity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
familiarity(noun)
the state of being familiar
I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.
- vertroudheid, bekendheid, gemeensaamheidAfrikaans
- إلْمام بِ، حُسْن إطِّلاع عَلىArabic
- запознатостBulgarian
- familiaridadePortuguese (BR)
- obeznámenostCzech
- die VertrautheitGerman
- fortrolighedDanish
- οικειότηταGreek
- familiaridadSpanish
- tundmineEstonian
- آشناییFarsi
- tuntemusFinnish
- familiaritéFrench
- בְּקִיאוּתHebrew
- हेलमेलHindi
- upućenost, upoznatost sCroatian
- jártasságHungarian
- keakrabanIndonesian
- það að þekkja vel tilIcelandic
- familiaritàItalian
- よく知っていることJapanese
- 친밀함Korean
- nusimanymasLithuanian
- laba pārzināšanaLatvian
- pengetahuanMalay
- bekendheidDutch
- fortrolighetNorwegian
- znajomośćPolish
- آشناییPersian
- یی اشناPashto
- familiaridadePortuguese
- familiaritateRomanian
- близкое знакомствоRussian
- oboznámenosťSlovak
- poznavanjeSlovenian
- upućenostSerbian
- förtrogenhetSwedish
- ความคุ้นเคยThai
- tanıma, bilmeTurkish
- 熟悉Chinese (Trad.)
- обізнаністьUkrainian
- مانوسیتUrdu
- sự hiểu biết rõ về cái gìVietnamese
- 熟悉Chinese (Simp.)
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