Familiarity
Pronunciation : Fa*mil`iar"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [OE. familarite, F. familiarit?fr. L. faniliaritas. See Familiar.]
Definition : 1. The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to live in remarkable familiarity.
2. Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties.
Syn. -- Acquaintance; fellowship; affability; intimacy. See Acquaintance.
pl. Familiarities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913