FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

Meaning of FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT in English

( saying ) knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them / it

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — close acquaintance causes lack of respect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — see familiarity
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — see familiarity
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity …
English Idioms vocab
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity …
English Idioms vocabulary
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — чем ближе знаешь
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FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — чем ближе знаешь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — Чрезмерная близость порождает презрение; чем ближе знаешь, тем меньше почитаешь.
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — Чрезмерная близость порождает презрение
Английские поговорки
CONTEMPT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beneath contempt (= so bad that you have no respect for the person involved ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — contempt- see contemner
Interlingua English vocab
FAMILIARITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 13th century 1. the quality or state of being familiar, a state of close relationship ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTEMPT — In law, willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body. An act of disobedience to …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTEMPT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — fəˌmilˈyarəd.ē, -lēˈ(y)ar-, -lə̇ˈyar-, -rətē-, -i also -(y)er- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English familiarite, from Old French familiarité, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREEDS — present third singular of breed plural of breed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions …
Английский словарь Webster
FAMILIARITY — (n.) The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPT — (n.) An act or expression denoting contempt.
Английский словарь Webster
FAMILIARITY — /feuh mil'ee ar"i tee, -mil yar"-/ , n. , pl. familiarities . 1. thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — /keuhn tempt"/ , n. 1. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 13th century 1. a. : the quality or state of being familiar b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — noun anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; ·esp., in the ·pl, such actions …
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPT — noun an act or expression denoting contempt. 2. contempt ·noun the state of being despised; disgrace; shame. 3. contempt ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPT — in law, insult to, interference with, or violation of a sovereign court or legislative body. The concept is of English …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — contempt BrE AmE kən ˈtem p t § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contempt|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — / fəˌmɪliˈærəti; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. familiarity (with sth) | familiarity (to sb) the state of knowing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — / kənˈtempt; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] 1. contempt (for sb/sth) the feeling that sb/sth is without …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — fa ‧ mil ‧ i ‧ ar ‧ i ‧ ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti, fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTEMPT — con ‧ tempt /kənˈtempt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: contemptus , from contemnere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTEMPT — n. 1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — n. 1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Oxford English vocab
CONTEMPT — n.1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme reproach. …
Oxford English vocab
FAMILIARITY — Familiarity is used especially in the expression familiarity breeds contempt to say that if you know a person or situation …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — 1. If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — Familiarity is used especially in the expression ~ breeds contempt to say that if you know a person or situation …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAMILIARITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES familiarity breeds contempt (= used to say that if you know someone very well, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — [noun] [U]His excessive familiarity offended her.
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEMPT — [noun] [U] - a strong feeling of combined dislike and lack of respectAt school she had complete contempt for all …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEMPT — n. In law, willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body. An act of disobedience …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FAMILIARITY — noun 1 knowing sb/sth well ADJECTIVE ▪ greater , intimate ▪ basic , passing ( esp. AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — noun 1 lack of respect ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , deep , great , open , outright , pure , utter …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — n. 25B6; noun he wants greater familiarity with politics : ACQUAINTANCE WITH, awareness of, experience of, insight into, conversancy with, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — n. 25B6; noun she regarded him with contempt : SCORN, disdain, disrespect, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision; disgust, loathing, hatred, abhorrence; archaic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — n. 1 knowledge, acquaintance(ship), grasp, understanding, comprehension, cognizance, awareness, conversance, experience I have no familiarity at all with particle physics …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения (with) the old familiarity and kindness between the two states ≈ старая дружба и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение к (for) to fall into contempt ≈ вызывать к себе презрение to have/hold in contempt ≈ презирать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREEDS — Порождает
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREEDS — Породы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FAMILIARITY — familiarity.ogg fə͵mılıʹærıtı n 1. близость, близкое знакомство to be on terms of familiarity with smb. - быть в приятельских отношениях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTEMPT — contempt.ogg kənʹtempt n 1. презрение to feel contempt for a liar - испытывать презрение к лжецу to have /to hold/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAMILIARITY — familiarity сущ.1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения ( with) the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FAMILIARITY — n 1. близость, близкое знакомство to be on terms of familiarity with smb. - быть в приятельских отношениях с кем-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPT — n 1. презрение to feel contempt for a liar - испытывать презрение к лжецу to have /to hold/ smb. in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба и понимание …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение ( к кому-л. - for ) to fall into contempt — вызывать к себе презрение to have …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба и понимание между двумя …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение (к кому-л. - for) to fall into contempt — вызывать к себе презрение to have / hold in contempt — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FAMILIARITY — в соч. - machining familiarity - technical familiarity
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
FAMILIARITY — в соч. - machining familiarity - technical familiarity
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
FAMILIARITY — _n. 1> близкие, дружественные отношения; to treat with a kind familiarity - обходиться ласково 2> фамильярность 3> хорошая осведомленность; thorough …
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