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We've found 4 phrases for Familiarity (0.147 seconds):



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Expresses the speaker's complete familiarity with a situation, with overtones of cynicism or exhaustion. 
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Knowledge, confidence, or familiarity
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The more acquainted one becomes with a person, the more one knows about his or her shortcomings and, hence, the easier it is to dislike that person.1894, H. Rider Haggard, The People Of The Mist, ch. 25:This was the beginning of evil, for if no man is a hero to his valet de chambre, much less can he remain a god for long in the eyes of a curious woman. Here, as in other matters, familiarity breeds contempt. 
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Something uninteresting, hackneyed, or passé due to overuse or long-standing familiarity.. 
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