familiarity

[US]/fəˌmɪliˈærəti/
[UK]/fəˌmɪliˈærəti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. viden eller erfaring opnået gennem tæt tilknytning eller studier; tæt forhold eller bekendtskab med nogen eller noget; uformelhed
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Example Sentences

increase customer familiarity with a product.

øge kundernes kendskab til et produkt.

the reassuring familiarity of his parents' home.

den beroligende tryghed ved hans forældres hjem.

the unnecessary familiarity made me dislike him at once.

den unødvendige fortrolighed fik mig til at bryde med ham med det samme.

familiarity allows us to give each other nicknames.

fortrolighed giver os mulighed for at give hinanden kælenavne.

her detailed familiarity with her subject

hendes detaljerede fortrolighed med hendes emne

He treated her with the easy familiarity of an equal.

Han behandlede hende med den lette fortrolighed hos en ligemand.

His familiarity with many rarely used languages surprised us all.

Hans fortrolighed med mange sjældent anvendte sprog overraskede os alle.

Grammar Of or being a suffix that indicates smallness, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt, as -let in booklet, -kin in lambkin, or -et in nymphet.

Grammatik: Af eller vedrørende et suffix, der indikerer lille størrelse, ungdom, fortrolighed, kærlighed eller foragt, som -let i brochure, -kin i lambkin eller -et i nymphet.

Real-world Examples

Familiarity makes us feel warm and fuzzy.

Kendtheden får os til at føle os varme og trygge.

Source: Simple Psychology

Exposure leads to familiarity and familiarity leads to subconscious preference.

Eksponering fører til kendthed, og kendthed fører til ubevidst præference.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Video Edition)

On May 12th this familiarity deepened further.

Den 12. maj blev denne kendthed yderligere forstærket.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The familiar expression held no more familiarity than the hand which reassuringly brushed my shoulder.

Det velkendte udtryk havde ingen større kendthed end hånden, der beroligende strøg over min skulder.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

Harry stared at the creature, filled with wonder, not at her strangeness, but her inexplicable familiarity.

Harry stirrede på væsenet, fyldt med forundring, ikke over hendes mærkværdighed, men hendes uforklarlige kendthed.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This leaves you stuck with familiarity, but no recollection.

Det efterlader dig fastlåst med kendthed, men uden erindring.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

This pose expresses intimacy, fondness, and familiarity.

Denne positur udtrykker intimitet, hengivenhed og kendthed.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

And that kind of element makes us come back for each game because we have that familiarity.

Og den slags element får os til at komme tilbage til hvert spil, fordi vi har den kendthed.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

The other side to this is familiarity and Nostalgia.

Den anden side af dette er kendthed og nostalgi.

Source: WIL Life Revelation

And a greater familiarity with the problem at hand.

Og en større kendthed til problemet på hånden.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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