- familiarity; intimacy
- أُلْفَة (تعارفٌ أو انسجام حَميم) \ familiarity; intimacy.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
familiarity; intimacy
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Familiarity — Fa*mil iar i*ty, n.; pl. {Familiarities}. [OE. familarite, F. familiarit[ e]fr. L. faniliaritas. See {Familiar}.] 1. The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
familiarity — [fə mil΄ē er′ə tē, fə mil΄ēar′ə tē] n. pl. familiarities [ME familiarite < OFr < L familiaritas < familiaris: see FAMILIAR] 1. close association; intimacy 2. free and intimate behavior; absence of formality and ceremony 3. intimacy that… … English World dictionary
Intimacy — In ti*ma*cy, n.; pl. {Intimacies}. [From {Intimate}.] The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship. Syn: Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See {Acquaintance}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
familiarity — c.1200, from O.Fr. familiarite and directly from L. familiaritatem (nom. familiaritas) intimacy, friendship, from familiaris friendly, intimate (see FAMILIAR (Cf. familiar)). Meaning undue intimacy is from late 14c. That of close acquaintance is… … Etymology dictionary
familiarity — [n1] friendliness acquaintance, acquaintanceship, boldness, closeness, ease, fellowship, forwardness, freedom, freshness, friendship, informality, intimacy, liberty, naturalness, openness, presumption, sociability, unceremoniousness; concept 388… … New thesaurus
intimacy — [n] closeness between people acquaintance, affection, affinity, close relationship, communion, confidence, confidentiality, experience, familiarity, friendship, inwardness, understanding; concept 388 Ant. disagreement, incompatibility … New thesaurus
intimacy — ► NOUN (pl. intimacies) 1) close familiarity or friendship. 2) an intimate act or remark … English terms dictionary
intimacy — [in′tə mə sē] n. pl. intimacies 1. the state or fact of being intimate; intimate association; familiarity 2. a) an intimate act b) [usually pl.] illicit sexual intercourse: a euphemism … English World dictionary
intimacy — /in teuh meuh see/, n., pl. intimacies. 1. the state of being intimate. 2. a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group. 3. a close association with or detailed knowledge or deep… … Universalium
Intimacy — The meaning of intimacy varies from relationship to relationship, and within a given relationship. Intimacy has more to do with rituals of connection. It is possible to compete over intimacy but that is likely to be self defeating. Intimacy… … Wikipedia
familiarity — noun a) The state of being extremely friendly; intimacy. Murrel did not in the least object to being called a monkey, yet he always felt a slight distaste when Julian Archer called him one. [...] It had to do with a fine shade between familiarity … Wiktionary
