fəˌmilˈyarəd.ē, -lēˈ(y)ar-, -lə̇ˈyar-, -rətē-, -i also -(y)er- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English familiarite, from Old French familiarité, from Latin familiaritat-, familiaritas, from familiaris + -itat-, -itas -ity
1.
a. : a state of close personal relationship : intimacy
they never exposed their idolatry to the test of domestic familiarity — G.B.Shaw
b. obsolete : a circle of intimate friends or relatives
leaving of parents or other familiarity — John Milton
2.
a. : absence of ceremony : informality
began to treat him first with familiarity and then with contumely — Robert Graves
b. : an overly informal act or expression : impropriety
employs insulting familiarities — New Republic
c. : sexual intimacy
she is unwise enough to permit affectionate familiarities when she is with boys — Valeria H. Parker
3. : close acquaintance with or knowledge of something
familiarity with the forces in the world which tend to define our policies — W.A.Parker