familiarity C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ UK /fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... acquaintanceknowledgeconversanceintimacyawarenessexperience ↔ Opposites unfamiliarityignorancestrangeness Word family Related forms familiarfamilyfamiliarize Etymology AI details From Old French 'familiarite', from Latin 'familiāritās' ('intimacy, friendship'), from 'familiāris' ('of the household, intimate'), from 'familia' ('household'). familiāritās Latin familia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown