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1familiarity breeds contempt — phrase used for saying that you can stop respecting someone or something when you know them very well Thesaurus: disrespect and not showing respectsynonym Main entry: familiarity * * * proverb extensive knowledge of or close association with… …
2Familiarity — Fa*mil iar i*ty, n.; pl. {Familiarities}. [OE. familarite, F. familiarit[ e]fr. L. faniliaritas. See {Familiar}.] 1. The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and …
3familiarity — [n1] friendliness acquaintance, acquaintanceship, boldness, closeness, ease, fellowship, forwardness, freedom, freshness, friendship, informality, intimacy, liberty, naturalness, openness, presumption, sociability, unceremoniousness; concept 388… …
4familiarity — index cognition, common knowledge, comprehension, consortium (marriage companionship), experience (background), informality, inf …
5familiarity — c.1200, from O.Fr. familiarite and directly from L. familiaritatem (nom. familiaritas) intimacy, friendship, from familiaris friendly, intimate (see FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar)). Meaning undue intimacy is from late 14c. That of close acquaintance is… …
6familiarity breeds contempt — This means that the more you know something or someone, the more you start to find faults and dislike things about it or them …
7familiarity breeds contempt — ► familiarity breeds contempt proverb extensive knowledge of or close association with someone or something leads to a loss of respect for them or it. Main Entry: ↑familiar …
8familiarity — [fə mil΄ē er′ə tē, fə mil΄ēar′ə tē] n. pl. familiarities [ME familiarite < OFr < L familiaritas < familiaris: see FAMILIAR] 1. close association; intimacy 2. free and intimate behavior; absence of formality and ceremony 3. intimacy that… …
9Familiarity heuristic — In psychology, a mental heuristic, or rule of thumb in which current behavior is judged to be correct based on how similar it is to past behavior and its outcomes. Individuals assume that the circumstances underlying the past behavior still hold… …
10familiarity — noun 1 knowing sb/sth well ADJECTIVE ▪ greater, intimate ▪ basic, passing (esp. AmE) VERB + FAMILIARITY ▪ have ▪ …