- familiarity (with something) | familiarity (to somebody) the state of knowing somebody/something well; the state of recognizing somebody/something
- His familiarity with the language helped him enjoy his stay.
- When she saw the house, she had a feeling of familiarity.
Extra Examples- I had only a basic familiarity with computers.
- Over the years, he gained greater familiarity with the culture and way of life in the country.
- The article assumes a basic familiarity with the main issues.
- her detailed familiarity with her subject
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- greater
- intimate
- basic
- …
- have
- acquire
- gain
- …
- familiarity with
- a lack of familiarity
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- a friendly informal manner
- She addressed me with an easy familiarity that made me feel at home.
- He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- comfortable
- easy
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘close relationship’ and ‘sexual intimacy’): via Old French from Latin familiaritas, from familiaris ‘familiar, intimate’, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.
Idioms
See familiarity in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee familiarity in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfamiliarity breeds contempt
- (saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it
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