familiarity
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6.7
- noun
- /fəˌmɪl.jəˈrɪ.ti/
:
familiaridad excesiva
- "Of course, this was the sort of young man who would presume familiarity.
Trauma bonds can sadly mean that familiarity doesn't breed contempt, but rather that familiarity breeds confusion.
- Trauma bonds can sadly mean that familiarity doesn't breed contempt, but rather that familiarity breeds confusion.
Examples
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Begging your pardon for the familiarity, sir, but it takes a good wife to turn a collar like that.
Fiction book (1993) -
On the other side of the ledger, the familiarity is maybe my biggest problem with the piece.
Blog text (21) -
The only weird thing was that there was a hint of familiarity in it.
Fiction book (1997) -
The strange familiarity of the invitation caught her ear, if not yet her eyes.
Fiction book (2000) -
I make a point of avoiding familiarity with pirates.
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Exchanging names offered a familiarity he had no wish to share with this creature.
Fiction book (1992) -
At first, his conversation betrayed a sauciness and familiarity, which is my aversion.
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Charlotte followed immediately behind her, startled by the familiarity with which the girl greeted Caroline.
Fiction book (1993) -
"What kind of name is Sean for a Jewish boy?" he inquired with amused familiarity.
Fiction book (1995) -
Her familiarity with the celebrity made him uncomfortable during the conversation.
Synonyms
92
7.1
An action that is too familiar and shows disrespect for someone's boundaries
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8.1
An action or remark that is not socially acceptable
Being too friendly with someone so they feel disrespected
Bad behaviour that breaks common polite rules
Antonyms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Familiarity comes from the Latin familiaris, meaning 'of the household', and is the same root as family and familiar. So familiarity can also mean being too informal or too close, like acting as if someone is family when that is not appropriate.