experience
Definitions
Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
The knowledge or skill acquired by a person over time through involvement in or exposure to events.
An event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone.
Examples
She has over ten years of experience in the field of software engineering.
Traveling to a new country is a wonderful experience that broadens your perspective.
Synonyms
background expertise practice knowledge skill involvement encounter
Antonyms
inexperience ignorance naivety amateurism incompetence unfamiliarity novicehood