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(n)
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
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Close or habitual acquaintance with someone or something; understanding or recognition acquired from experience.
The condition of being conversant.
The condition of being conversant
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of familiarization. [The act, process or result of familiarizing.]
(adj)
Familiar, famous, renowned, noted or widely known.
The act, process or result of familiarizing.
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
Ability, skill, competence.
Connection or association; the condition of being related.
The manner in which two things may be associated.
Instructed; having knowledge of a fact or area of education.
The act or condition of having knowledge.
(uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
(v)
(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.
(uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
The state or quality of being aware of something.
Alternative spelling of cognizance. [An emblem, badge or device, used as a distinguishing mark by the body of retainers of a royal or noble house.]
(sports) A sports competition, especially for track and field or swimming.
(uncountable) Mental focus.
Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.
Notice or awareness.
(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.
The establishment of communication (with).
A feeling of understanding and ease of communication between two or more people.
Joined with another or others and having lower status.
A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate.
A friend or casual acquaintance.
A mate, companion, or associate.
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
A person who co-operates with or helps another; an associate; a friend.
A colleague or fellow, especially a professional one.
A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
(dated) A friend; a pal.
(colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber; someone to hang around with.
(uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
(rare) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
The state or condition of being unacquainted; unfamiliarity with something.
(uncountable) The quality of being intimate or friendly.
Quality of being familiar.
The state or fact of being quaint; having old-fashioned charm.
The quality or state of not being accustomed.
Habituation; the quality of being used to something.
The state of having or being a companion.
The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.
The state of being near; closeness; intimacy.
The state of being close (all senses)
The state or quality of being associable.
The state or quality of being associated.
(rare) The state or quality of being affined; mental affinity or attraction.
The quality or state of being an aunt.
The quality of being adjacent, or near enough so as to touch.
The state of being overfamiliar.
The state or quality of being amicable.
The quality of being auntly.
The condition of being known.
Comfort: the quality or state of being comfortable.
(rare) the state of being an aunt.
The characteristic of being inward or directed towards the inside.
That which appertains; an appendage to something else; an addition.
The state or quality of being affectionate.
Friendship.
The state, quality, or condition of being a friend or friends.
(rare) The state, quality, or condition of being friendsome; friendliness.
Synonym of comfortableness (“the quality or state of being comfortable or relaxed”).
(informal, uncountable) The state of being connected; a measure of the connectedness of something.
The quality of being acultural.
(nonstandard) The state or condition of being friends; friendhood.
The state or quality of being amicable or friendly.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
The state or quality abiding.
The quality of being extremely familiar.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
The state or quality of being amorous; amorousness.
A state or quality.
The state or condition of being a client; clientship.
The quality of being akin; similarity.
The state of being chummy.
(archaic, rare) unaccustomedness
Alternative form of inhabitancy. [The condition of inhabiting or of being inhabited; occupancy]
(uncountable) The state of being connected
The state or quality of being uncompanionable.
The state or quality of being attachable.
The state or quality of being amiable.
The condition of being associable
The state or quality of being confiding.
The state or condition of being comforting.
The state or quality of being approachable.
The state or quality of being conditioned.
The state or quality of being attiguous.
(uncountable) The quality of being in tune with something