over-familiarity
noun[U]
(alsooverfamiliarity)uk/ˌəʊ.və.fəˌmɪl.iˈær.ə.ti/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.fəˌmɪl.iˈer.ə.t̬i/over-familiaritynoun[U](KNOWLEDGE)
too muchknowledgeof something, or thefactthat youknowit too well:
It would beeasy, through over-familiaritywiththefactsofclimatechange, tofailtoappreciatethetrueimplicationsforourfuture.
Thelessontopicwas notuninspiring. Theproblemwassimplylazinessand over-familiarity on thepartof theteacher.
- There is an overfamiliarity about the way thebookis written, so that youfeelyou'vereadit before.
- Our over-familiarity with themusicdoesn'tquiteexplainthedisappointmentwefeltwhen wesawtheproduction.
- Thechallengeis how todelightandsurpriseaudienceswith afairytalesoburdenedby overfamiliarity.
- We must notallowover-familiarity withimagesofwartodesensitiseus to thereality.
Knowledge and awareness
- acquaintance
- alertness
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
- astuteness
- at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- gnostic
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
- lived experience
- metacognition
- nescience
- nescient
- nod
- offsomeone'sradaridiom
- sensibility
- street smarts
- theory of mind
- witting
over-familiaritynoun[U](FRIENDLINESS)
behaviourthat is toofriendlyandinformal:
The word "mate" has anuncomfortableover-familiarity to it when used between men who have nevermetbefore.
Hertonewasfirmand shespokewithwarmth, but no overfamiliarity.
- Therestaurantwasgreat, except for the over-familiarity of theservingstaff.
- Shake the interviewer'shand, but not for toolongas this couldsignaloverfamiliarity.
- He wasreprimandedfor hisbadlanguageand overfamiliarity withcustomers.
Custom, tradition & conformity
- Americanization
- anti-classical
- anti-conventional
- anti-institutional
- anti-traditional
- crowd
- custom
- demi-monde
- desi
- endogamy
- multicultural
- multiculturalism
- non-classical
- non-conservative
- non-traditional
- unconventional
- unconventionally
- undoctrinaire
- unorthodox
- zeitgeist