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familiarity

  • noun
  • /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/

The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.

Other meanings

  1. Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.

  2. An instance of familiar behaviour.

Related words

  • hyperfamiliarity
  • nonfamiliarity
  • overfamiliarity
  • unfamiliarity
  • familiarity breeds contempt

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “familiarity” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.