familiarity
/fə,mili'æriti/
Definition
Noun: 1. A state of close acquaintance or intimacy: The condition of knowing someone or something very well, often resulting in a relaxed and informal relationship. 2. Thorough knowledge or understanding: A detailed and practical understanding of a subject, skill, or process gained through experience. 3. An informal or casual manner: Behavior that is relaxed and not formal, often because of close acquaintance. 4. An act of undue intimacy: An action that is inappropriately informal, forward, or disrespectful of personal boundaries.
Usage Examples
- Close acquaintance:
- Her familiarity with the team made the collaboration very smooth.
- After years of working together, they spoke with an easy familiarity.
- Thorough knowledge:
- His familiarity with the software allowed him to fix the problem quickly.
- The tour guide's familiarity with the city's history was impressive.
- Informal/casual manner:
- He addressed the CEO with a surprising degree of familiarity.
- Undue intimacy:
- His familiarity with the guests, like touching their shoulders, made some people uncomfortable.
Advanced Usage
- "Familiarity breeds contempt": This idiom suggests that extensive knowledge of or close association with someone or something can lead to a loss of respect or admiration.
- They were great friends once, but familiarity bred contempt, and now they barely speak.
Variants and Related Words
- Familiar (adj): Well-known, easily recognized, or closely acquainted.
- a familiar face; to be familiar with the rules
- Familiarize (verb): To make someone or oneself knowledgeable or acquainted with something.
- I need to familiarize myself with the new procedure.
Synonyms
- Acquaintance: Knowledge of or slight friendship with a person or subject.
- Intimacy: Close familiarity or friendship.
- Proficiency: A high degree of skill or expertise.
- Informality: Relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style or manner.
Antonyms
- Unfamiliarity: Lack of knowledge or experience with something.
- Formality: The rigid observance of rules or convention.
- Reserve: Lack of expression or openness; restraint.
Noun
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an act of undue intimacy
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a casual manner
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close or warm friendship
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the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
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usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
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