What does familiarity breeds contempt mean?
Definitions for familiarity breeds contempt
fa·mil·iarity breeds con·tempt
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familiarity breeds contemptproverb
The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of familiarity breeds contempt in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of familiarity breeds contempt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- الألفة تولد الاحتقارArabic
- známost plodí opovrženíCzech
- kendskab racer foragtDanish
- Vertrautheit erzeugt VerachtungGerman
- familiaridad engendra desprecioSpanish
- familiarité engendre le méprisFrench
- इसमें लोगों को दोष पता होते हैं इसलिए उनका सम्मान नहीं करतेHindi
- keakraban melahirkan kebencianIndonesian
- familiaritas parit contemptum,Latin
- vertrouwdheid rassen minachtingDutch
- Kjennskap skaper foraktNorwegian
- familiaridade gera desdémPortuguese
- чем блиRussian
- fSwedish
- பரிச்சயம் அவமதிப்பை வளர்க்கிறதுTamil
- ความคุ้นเคยดูถูกสายพันธุ์Thai
- واقف نسلوں توہینUrdu
- quen thuộc khinh thịVietnamese
- 熟悉品种的蔑视Chinese
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