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familiarity Definition

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

noun pl. -·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

familiarity Synonyms

familiarity

n.

  1. Acquaintance with people

    friendliness, acquaintanceship, intimacy; see friendship 1, 2.

  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.

  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.