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familiarityclose acquaintance with or knowledge of something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

Pronunciation (IPA): /fəˌmɪljəˈrɪti/

Korean meaning: 친숙함, 익숙함, 잘 알고 있음

Korean pronunciation: 퍼밀**리**어러티

Example Sentences

  • The cat's familiarity with the dog was so complete that it used him as a pillow every afternoon.
  • Her familiarity with Korean culture made her feel at home in Seoul.
  • The student's familiarity with video games helped him learn programming faster than expected.

familiarity

NOUN

//fəˌmɪljəˈrɪti//

close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

familiarity concept
💡 Concept

close acquaintance with or knowledge of something

familiarity rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Familiarity reveals the peculiarity hidden in similarity!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fəˌmɪljəˈrɪti/
🇬🇧 UK/fəˌmɪljəˈrɪti/

🌳Etymology

Rootfamiliar
Suffix--ity

Origin

라틴어 'familiaris(가족의, 친숙한)'에서 유래했습니다. 가족처럼 가깝고 친근한 관계에서 시작된 단어로, 잘 알고 있다는 의미로 확장되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

similaritypeculiaritypopularity
similarity
peculiarity
popularity

🔗Collocations

familiarity with
gain familiarity
lack familiarity
breed familiarity
cultural familiarity
growing familiarity

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat's familiarity with the dog was so complete that it used him as a pillow every afternoon.

Her familiarity with Korean culture made her feel at home in Seoul.

The student's familiarity with video games helped him learn programming faster than expected.

😄 Fun example

My familiarity with my mom's cooking schedule allows me to appear in the kitchen exactly when dinner is ready.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

acquaintanceknowledgeintimacyawarenessunderstanding

Antonyms

unfamiliaritystrangenessignorance

Related

familiarfamiliarizefamilyintimateaccustomed

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