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FAMILIARITY

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fa⋅mil⋅i⋅ar⋅i⋅ty

  [fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee, -mil-yar-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
2. the state of being familiar; friendly relationship; close acquaintance; intimacy.
3. an absence of ceremony and formality; informality.
4. freedom of behavior justified only by the closest relationship; undue intimacy.
5. Often, familiarities. an instance of such freedom, as in action or speech.
6. a sexual liberty or impropriety.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME familiarite (< AF) < L familiāritās intimacy. See familiar, -ity

Synonyms:
3. unconstraint. 4. liberty, freedom, license.
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fa·mil·iar·i·ty   (fə-mĭl'yār'ĭ-tē, -mĭl'ē-ār'-)   
n.   pl. fa·mil·iar·i·ties

  1. Considerable acquaintance with.

  2. Established friendship; intimacy.

    1. An excessively familiar or informal act; an impropriety.

    2. A sexual advance.

  4. The quality or condition of being familiar.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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