familiarity
/fəˌmɪliˈærəti/
Syllables fa·mil·i·ar·i·ty
Stress fa-mil-i-AR-i-ty
Phonics Breakdown
fa
/fə/
schwa
mil
/mɪl/
short i
i
/i/
y vowel /i/
ar
/ær/
rhotic ar
i
/ə/
schwa
ty
/ti/
ty ending
Meaning
the state of knowing something well; closeness or ease
Sound Reference
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fa=/fə/(about a) + mil=/mɪl/(milk) + i=/i/(happy) + ar=/ær/(carry) + i=/ə/(sofa) + ty=/ti/(city)
Example
Her familiarity with the topic made the presentation easy.