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familiarity

fa·mi·lia·rity

UK/fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/ US/fəmɪˈljæɹɪti/ uncommon

noun

1.
2.

usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known

Antonyms
3.

close or warm friendship

  • “the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy”
Synonyms
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5.

Origin

From Middle French familiarité, from Latin familiāritātem. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþnes. Morphologically familiar + -ity.

Phrases

  • familiarity breeds contempt

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