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
Synonyms
- acquaintancepersonal knowledge or information about someone or something
- awarenesshaving knowledge of
- intimacyclose or warm friendship
Collocations
- Easy familiarity with computersdescribing familiarity with computers (personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
- Medium mutual familiarity among colleaguesdescribing mutual familiarity among colleagues (common to or shared by two or more parties)
- Hard bred through long familiarityto bred through long familiarity, meaning to call forth
- Very Hard breed complacency through familiarityto breed complacency through familiarity, meaning to call forth
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.