different between relations vs familiarity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???le???nz/
• Hyphenation: re?la?tions

Noun

relations

1. plural of relation

Anagrams

• Orientals, Orléanist, Tiroleans, orientals, serotinal, tailerons, tensorial

French

Noun

relations f

1. plural of relation

Anagrams

• alertions, talerions

Swedish

Noun

relations

1. indefinite genitive singular of relation

Anagrams

• laotierns

English

Etymology

From Middle French familiarité, from Latin famili?rit?tem. Displaced native Old English h?wc?þnes.

Morphologically familiar +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f?m?l??æ??ti/
• Rhymes: -æ??ti

Noun

familiarity (countable and uncountable, plural familiarities)

1. The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy.
   • 1677, Hannah Woolley, The Compleat Servant-Maid, London: T. Passinger, p. 2,^[1]

     Do not keep familiarity with any but those, with whom you may improve your time.

2. Undue intimacy; inappropriate informality, impertinence.
3. An instance of familiar behaviour.
4. Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.

Derived terms

• familiarity breeds contempt

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