familiarity

noun

/fəˌmɪliˈærəti/

[uncountable, singular]Idioms

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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 Dictionary
adjective
- greater
- intimate
- basic
- …
verb + familiarity
- have
- acquire
- gain
- …
preposition
- familiarity with
phrases
- 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.
Topics Personal qualitiesc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- comfortable
- easy
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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

familiarity breeds contempt

(saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it

单词	familiarity
释义	familiarity noun /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ /fəˌmɪliˈærəti/ [uncountable, singular]Idioms jump to other results 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 … verb + familiarity have acquire gain … preposition familiarity with phrases a lack of familiarity See full entry 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. Topics Personal qualitiesc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective comfortable easy See full entry 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 familiarity breeds contempt (saying) knowing somebody/something very well may cause you to lose respect for them/it
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