conversancy
- noun
- /kənˈvɜːrsənsi/
:
familiaridad
- His conversancy with local customs made the trip much more enjoyable for everyone.
Examples
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Her conversancy in multiple languages helped her communicate effectively with international clients.
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The team's conversancy with the latest technology gave them an advantage in the competition.
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What was required to maintain that conversancy?
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
∞
1.5
Skill or knowledge you get by doing something over time
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2.9
Knowing something well because you have seen or used it many times
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4.0
Knowing about someone or something from experience
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8.6
Awareness that something exists or is happening
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8.4
A quiet feeling that someone understands what is happening
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3.4
Information you already know from past experience that helps you understand new things
Knowledge of a subject or situation
The state of having a lot of knowledge about a subject
Having many facts about a subject and explaining them clearly
Antonyms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
conversancy = conversant (transparent) = converse + ancy
The transformation from 'conversant' to 'conversancy' is a standard noun formation indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
Conversancy comes from the same root as conversation and converse, from a Latin verb that meant 'to live with' or 'be among' people. So conversancy means being familiar with something or knowing it well.