overfamiliarity

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noun

The state of being overfamiliar.

OriginEnglish familiarity ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

nounoverfamiliarity (usually uncountable, plural overfamiliarities)

plural overfamiliarities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe state of being overfamiliar.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishfamiliarity
  8. Englishoverfamiliarity

From over- + familiarity.

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APA

overfamiliarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfamiliarity

MLA

“overfamiliarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfamiliarity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overfamiliarity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overfamiliarity.

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