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Conversance

The state or quality of being conversant; habit of familiarity; familiar acquaintance; intimacy.

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Broader term 1

Information 76% connected

The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.

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Conversant 74% connected

Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary associated; intimately acquainted.

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Conversant 74% connected

Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary associated; intimately acquainted.

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Acquaintance 92% connected

A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of…

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Conversancy 92% connected

Conversance

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Familiarity 92% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

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Cognition noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Cognitive content noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Cognitive factor noun · 86% connection

something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result

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Cognitive operation noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Cognitive process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Condensation noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Ego noun · 86% connection

(psychoanalysis) the conscious mind

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Episteme noun · 86% connection

the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time

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General knowledge noun · 86% connection

knowledge that is available to anyone

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Invalidation noun · 86% connection

when a person's thoughts and feelings are rejected, ignored, or judged.; "Invalidation is emotionally upsetting for anyone, but partic…

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Knowledge noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Lexis noun · 86% connection

all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function

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Mental attitude noun · 86% connection

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that wo…

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Mental lexicon noun · 86% connection

a language user's knowledge of words

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Mental object noun · 86% connection

the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

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Mental process noun · 86% connection

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking…

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Noesis noun · 86% connection

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

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Associate verb · 78% connection

To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy; as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.

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Aunty noun · 78% connection

A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a familiar term applied to aged negro women.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Closeness noun · 78% connection

close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Concupiscence noun · 78% connection

a desire for sexual intimacy

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Consociation noun · 78% connection

Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Conversation noun · 78% connection

Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Cultivate verb · 78% connection

To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Custom noun · 78% connection

Familiar aquaintance; familiarity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Disacquaintance noun · 78% connection

Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Distance noun · 78% connection

A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness; disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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Economist noun · 78% connection

One who is conversant with political economy; a student of economics.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: conversant, habit, familiarity, familiar, acquaintance.
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