"familiarity" meaning in English

See familiarity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fəˌmɪlɪˈærɪti/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-familiarity.wav [UK] Forms: familiarity [singular], familiarities [plural]
Etymology: familiar + -ity Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|familiar|ity}} familiar + -ity Head templates: {{noun|familiarity|familiarities}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your familiarity with something or someone is how well you know it or them.
    Sense id: simple-familiarity-en-noun-49HuCtaq
  2. Familiarity is when people are very friendly or too close.
    Sense id: simple-familiarity-en-noun-Sz9jBAK7
  3. An instance of familiar behavior.
    Sense id: simple-familiarity-en-noun-ux3F4Eww
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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