Meaning & use
familiarity
Close knowledge or experience of something, or a friendly closeness between people.
See it in a sentence
Her familiarity with the software made her the obvious choice to train new employees.
Years of working together had led to an easy familiarity between the two colleagues.
A note on using this word
Familiarity can carry a negative connotation, as in the saying familiarity breeds contempt, suggesting that too much closeness can reduce respect.
Words with a similar meaning
acquaintancecloseness
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Words with an opposite meaning
unfamiliarity
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