FAMILIARITIES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Familiarity

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the senses ‘close relationship’ and ‘sexual intimacy’): via Old French from Latin familiaritas, from familiaris ‘familiar, intimate’ (see familiar)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: fəˌmɪlɪˈarɪti
Dialects: British English
Definition:

close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

Short Definition:

close acquaintance with something

Examples:
  • his familiarity with the works of Thomas Hardy
Definition:

relaxed friendliness or intimacy between people

Short Definition:

relaxed friendliness or intimacy

Examples:
  • familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames

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