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Definition of familiarities : of Familiarity

Synonyms:

lifestyles, ways of life, second natures, regularities, traditions, fixed ways, addictions, routines, habits, conventionalities, ruts, daily grinds, instincts, customs, tendencies, traits, treadmills, dispositions, temperaments, mannerisms, leanings

Usage examples:

• I did not heed the jealous Harlequin, who seemed not to relish my familiarities with his sweetheart. - "The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons", Jacques Casanova de Seingalt.
• The extent of my familiarities with John Jardine consists in voluntarily kissing him twice last Sunday night for the first and last time, once for himself, and once for his mother, whom I have since ceased to respect." - "A Daughter of the Land", Gene Stratton-Porter.
• She says, " what will they think of me if I unite myself to him, after permitting, for so many years, those familiarities which a brother may have taken with a sister, with me, who knew that in fact I remained unmarried?" - "Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3)", Isaac D'Israeli.