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familiarism

familiarism noun: the quality of being intimate or friendly.

Noun

familiarism (countable and uncountable, plural familiarisms)

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being intimate or friendly.
  2. (countable) A word or expression used in intimate or friendly contexts.

Forms of familiarism

pluralfamiliarisms

Origin of familiarism

From familiar + -ism.

Questions about familiarism

What does familiarism mean?
Familiarism means the quality of being intimate or friendly.
What part of speech is familiarism?
Familiarism is a noun.
What is the plural of familiarism?
The plural of familiarism is familiarisms.

Words near familiarism in the dictionary

  1. familiarised
  2. familiariser
  3. familiarisers
  4. familiarises
  5. familiarising
  6. familiarism
  7. familiarisms
  8. familiarities
  9. familiarity
  10. familiarity breeds contempt
  11. familiarization

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