American English

How to pronounce familiarity

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fuhmihleeAIRihddee

/fəˌmɪ.liˈɛɹ.ɪ.ɾi/

6 syllables · Stress the fourth syllable.

Knowledge of a person, place, subject, or activity because you have seen, used, or learned about it before.

What to listen for

In American English, “familiarity” is commonly pronounced /fəˌmɪ.liˈɛɹ.ɪ.ɾi/. You may also hear /fəˌmɪɫˈjɛɹ.ə.ɾi/.

Usual American pronunciation/fəˌmɪ.liˈɛɹ.ɪ.ɾi/

Also heard in American English/fəˌmɪɫˈjɛɹ.ə.ɾi/

noun

Knowledge of a person, place, subject, or activity because you have seen, used, or learned about it before.

She has a good familiarity with local customs.

His familiarity with computers helped him find a job.

Good to know

Use familiarity with, not familiarity of, when you mean knowledge of a subject or activity.

Common phrases & grammar

familiarity with a subject · familiarity with local customs · a good familiarity with · familiarity with computers

familiarity with + noun

a familiarity with + noun

noun

A feeling that someone or something seems known rather than new.

The old song gave me a strange feeling of familiarity.

There was a sense of familiarity in the small town.

Common phrases & grammar

a feeling of familiarity · a sense of familiarity · an unexpected familiarity

a feeling of familiarity

a sense of familiarity