Familiarity

[mahmoudshirin]

Hello,

Does the familiarity make sense in the following sentence?
David, because of the familiarity of his cousins with this story, was upset; no one had told him before. (I mean that his cousins know the story but he does not).

 

[owlman5]

"Familiarity" in this sentence makes sense to me, mahmoudshirin.

 

[mahmoudshirin]

Thanks a lot.

 

[WildWest]

Hi. On the WR Dictionary, it says the familiarity is an uncountable noun, but gives the following as an example:

"has a familiarity with the mayor."

Is it correct to use it also without the indefinite article?