familiarity Definition
fa·mili·ar·ity (fə mil′ē er′ə tē, -ar′-)
noun pl. -·ties
- close association; intimacy
- free and intimate behavior; absence of formality and ceremony
- intimacy that is too bold or unwelcome
- a highly intimate act, remark, etc.; often, specif., a caress or other act of sexual intimacy
- close acquaintance (with something)
Etymology: ME familiarite < OFr < L familiaritas < familiaris: see familiar
familiarity Synonyms
familiarity
n.
Acquaintance with people
friendliness, acquaintanceship, intimacy; see friendship 1, 2.Acquaintance with things
conversance, experience, knowledge, sense of use, the feel of, being at home with, thorough knowledge, mastery, cognition, comprehension; see also awareness, experience 3.Informality
casualness, ease, presumptuousness, liberties; see informality, rudeness.
familiarity Usage Examples
Converse of object
- presuppose: This, unfortunately, brings us to one of the book's few weaknesses in that it presupposes a basic familiarity with Buddhism.
- assume: The session will assume familiarity with the concepts discussed in the previous two seminars.
- demonstrate: Candidates need to be able to demonstrate familiarity with British Higher Education.
- acquire: On completing the course, students will have acquired familiarity with key areas of political analysis.
- gain: There is a training function to help users gain familiarity with the on screen use of the product.
- possess: Those criminals possessing familiarity with computers now have powerful resources at their disposal.
Preposition: with
- electronics: Familiarity with digital electronics and in particular DSP is an advantage.
- concept: The session will assume familiarity with the concepts discussed in the previous two seminars.
- convention: Tho true to an extent Confidential presumes its audience's familiarity with noir convention and cliché .
- notion: Instead, the TFM user is assumed to have some familiarity with the notion of trusted systems within the realm of computer security.
- literature: The student displays some understanding of the relevant issues and some familiarity with the relevant literature and techniques.
- language: Familiarity with the language of Rice Crispies may be useful, however.
Adjective modifier
- intimate: Instead we have a clear-headed analysis informed by, and grounded in an intimate familiarity with, archeological realities and astronomical phenomena.
- basic: A basic familiarity with the Laws of Duplicate Contract Bridge is assumed in posting.
- thorough: A thorough familiarity with all the key players in the UK book market is essential.
- prior: CIMENT is directed toward a readership with prior familiarity with the basic concepts of database design.
- increased: With increased familiarity will come a demand for greater Internet access from all parts of the community.
Modifies a noun
- contempt: Bligh was still less visible to the men, not present in a ' familiarity breeds contempt ' sense.
- breed: Bligh was still less visible to the men, not present in a ' familiarity breeds contempt ' sense.
Noun used with modifier
keyboard: This work also helps to develop simple word processing skills and keyboard familiarity.
Browse dictionary entries near familiarity
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