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familiarity definition

fa·mili·ar·ity (fə mil′ē er′ə tē, -ar′-)

noun pl. familiarities -·ties

  1. close association; intimacy
  2. free and intimate behavior; absence of formality and ceremony
  3. intimacy that is too bold or unwelcome
  4. a highly intimate act, remark, etc.; often, specif., a caress or other act of sexual intimacy
  5. close acquaintance (with something)

Etymology: ME familiarite < OFr < L familiaritas < familiaris: see familiar

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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