Familiarity breeds contempt.
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Familiarity
/fəmɪˈljæɹɪti/
Synonyms for "familiarity" (141 found)
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Noun(8 words)
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Noun(10 words)
conversanceconversancyease of interactioneverydaynessextent of knowledgefamiliarizationhomehominessimproprietyindecorum
Related words (70)
Adjective(1 words)
informal tone
informalityinformalnessinformationinseparablenessinsolenceintelligenceintimacyintimate acquaintanceinwardnessirregularitykenknow howknow-howknowingknowledgelawlessnesslibertiesliberty abusedlicenselicentiousness
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loosenessmateynessnaturalnessnearnessoffhandednessopennesspallinessplainnesspractical knowledgepresumptionpresumptuousnessprivate knowledgeprivityratio cognoscendirelaxednessself-knowledgesimplicitysociabilitysociablenesssocial gracesocialityspecial affinitytechnictechnicstechniquetrafficunaffectednessunceremoniousnessunconstrainednessunconstraintunconventionalityunderstandingundue libertyunpretentiousnessurbanity
Noun(13 words)
informalityintimaciesintimacyknow-howlibertymere exposureordinarinessorientation relatedproficiencypublic awarenessrecognizabilityrepetition effectunderstanding
Verb(1 words)
know a foreign tongue
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15 entriesawarenessfriendlinessinformalityinformationinterpersonal relationknowledgemisbehaviormisbehaviourmisdeedperceptual biaspsychological effectrecognitionrelationship qualityunderstandingusualness
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12 entriesbrand familiaritycategory familiaritycollegialityfriendshiphabituationinterface familiaritymere exposure effectoperational familiarityprocedural familiarityproduct familiarityprofessional familiarityrepetition priming
Collocations
6 entriesbrand familiaritydeep familiarityfamiliarity biasfamiliarity effecthigh familiarityprocedural familiarity
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6 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
On the one hand he is kind to everyone, but on the other hand he never behaves with too much familiarity.
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Familiarity breeds contempt and children.
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Intelligence is our ability to begin understanding (or adapting to) new information, regardless of past familiarity.
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