Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familiarism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fa-mil-iarism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being intimate or friendly.

Uncountable

noun

A word or expression used in intimate or friendly contexts.

Countable

Etymology

From familiar + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: familiar

Usage

Inflected Forms

familiarisms (plural)

Questions

What does familiarism mean?: The quality of being intimate or friendly.
Where does familiarism come from?: From familiar + -ism.

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