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familiarity

US /fəˌmɪˈljɛrəti/

noun Advanced · C1 Nhân sự

Definition

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Familiarity with spreadsheet software is required for this accounting position.

Word Family

NounNoun
familiarity gốc
VerbVerb
—
AdjectiveAdj
AdverbAdv
familiarly

Synonyms

  • acquaintancepersonal knowledge or information about someone or something
  • awarenesshaving knowledge of
  • intimacyclose or warm friendship

Collocations

  • Easy familiarity with computers
    describing familiarity with computers (personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
  • Medium mutual familiarity among colleagues
    describing mutual familiarity among colleagues (common to or shared by two or more parties)
  • Hard bred through long familiarity
    to bred through long familiarity, meaning to call forth
  • Very Hard breed complacency through familiarity
    to breed complacency through familiarity, meaning to call forth

Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.