familiarity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ UK /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

Her familiarity with the software made the job easy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · close acquaintance with or... acquaintance knowledgeconversanceintimacy awareness experience

Opposites

unfamiliarity ignorance strangeness

Word family

Related forms familiar family familiarize

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Proverbs (1)

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Familiarity breeds contempt

Etymology

From Old French 'familiarite', from Latin 'familiāritās' ('intimacy, friendship'), from 'familiāris' ('of the household, intimate'), from 'familia' ('household').

familiāritās Latin familia Latin

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# familiarity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/

## Meanings
1. close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

## Examples
- Her familiarity with the software made the job easy.

## Synonyms
- acquaintance
- knowledge
- conversance
- intimacy
- awareness
- experience

## Antonyms
- unfamiliarity
- ignorance
- strangeness

## Related Forms
- familiar
- family
- familiarize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: familiāritās
- Root: familia

## Etymology
From Old French 'familiarite', from Latin 'familiāritās' ('intimacy, friendship'), from 'familiāris' ('of the household, intimate'), from 'familia' ('household').

## AI Etymology
Familiarity comes from Old French 'familiarite', from Latin 'familiāritās' ('intimacy, friendship'), from 'familiāris' ('of the household, intimate'), from 'familia' ('household'). The historical trail runs through Latin familiāritās and Latin familia. In modern use it means close acquaintance with or knowledge of something. Related forms include familiar, family, familiarize.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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