familiarity meaning
familiarity :
closeness, understanding
noun
▪ She has familiarity with the new software.
▪ She knows the new software well.
▪ His familiarity with the city helped us.
▪ His knowledge of the city helped us.
paraphrasing
▪ knowledge – understanding
▪ acquaintance – knowing someone or something
▪ awareness – being aware of something
▪ understanding – knowing how something works
Pronunciation
familiarity [fəˌmɪl.iˈær.ə.ti]
The stress is on 'liar' and sounds like 'fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee'.
Common phrases and grammar about familiarity
familiarity - Common meaning
noun
closeness, understanding
Part of Speech Changes for "familiarity"
▪ familiar (adjective) – well-known or easily recognized
▪ familiarize (verb) – to make someone know or understand something
Common Expressions with "familiarity"
▪ familiarity with – knowing something well
▪ gain familiarity – to get to know something
▪ lose familiarity – to forget or not know something anymore
▪ develop familiarity – to start knowing something better
Important examples of familiarity in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, familiarity often refers to knowing something well, like a process or system.
Example of a confusing word: similarity (resemblance)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, familiarity often appears with prepositions like 'with' to show what is known.
familiarity
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
familiarity breeds contempt
means 'knowing someone or something too well can lead to a lack of respect'.
a sense of familiarity
means 'a feeling of knowing something or someone well'.
Differences between similar words and familiarity
familiarity
,
knowledge
differences
Familiarity is knowing something well through experience, while knowledge is having information or facts.
familiarity
,
acquaintance
differences
Familiarity means knowing something well, while acquaintance is a less deep or personal knowledge.
Words with the same origin as familiarity
The origin of familiarity
The word 'familiarity' comes from the Latin 'familiaritas', meaning close friendship or intimacy.
Word structure
It has the root 'familiar' (well-known) and the suffix 'ity' (state of), meaning 'the state of being well-known'.
Words with the same origin
The root of familiarity is 'familiar'. Words with the same root include 'family' and 'familiarize'.
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