Definitions for familiarity
fəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær-fa·mil·iar·i·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancynoun

   personal knowledge or information about someone or something

2. familiaritynoun

   usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known

3. familiarity, intimacy, closenessnoun

   close or warm friendship

   "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

4. casualness, familiaritynoun

   a casual manner

5. familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, libertynoun

   an act of undue intimacy

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. familiaritynoun

   The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

2. familiaritynoun

   Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.

3. familiaritynoun

   An instance of familiar behaviour.

4. familiaritynoun

   Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.

5. Etymology: From familiarité, from familiaritatem.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Familiaritynoun

   Etymology: familiarité, French, from familiar.

   1. Easiness of conversation; omission of ceremony; affability.2. Acquaintance; habitude.

   We contract at last such an intimacy and familiarity with them, as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call off our minds. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   3. Easy intercourse.

   They say any mortals may enjoy the most intimate familiarities with these gentle spirits. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. familiarity

   Familiarity is the state of having knowledge or awareness about something due to previous experiences, thereby recognizing it or understanding it easily. It is the state of being well-acquainted with or knowledgeable about something or someone.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Familiaritynoun

   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

2. Familiaritynoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Informality
   • Information
   • Misbehavior
   • Usualness

How to pronounce familiarity?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say familiarity in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of familiarity in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of familiarity in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of familiarity in a Sentence

1. Eli Lebowitz:

   When kids are anxious, they tend to prefer predictability, familiarity and repetition, and they don't like uncertainty, unpredictability and change. Those last three words are a big part of living through the pandemic.

2. Sean Tresvant:

   We honestly over-innovated in breakfast, when you look at today’s consumer and the [fast-food] breakfast business, it’s about familiarity and it’s about comfort.

3. Suzanne Scott:

   If Galaxys Edge had been set on Tatooine, fans would have enjoyed scrutinizing every detail against Galaxys Edge cinematic counterpart, in creating Black Spire Outpost, they get all the appeal and familiarity of a spaceport/border planet, plus all of the creative freedom.

4. Chris Salgardo:

   California was my home for so many years, when I go, there's a feeling of comfort and familiarity.

5. Bontle Modiselle:

   The visual representation of Amapiano is such that it breeds from a ground of familiarity, you'll see a lot of Kwaito-esque movements that are reimagined in the look of Amapiano today.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=familiarity
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Familiarity
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=familiarity
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiarity