acquaintance
Plural: acquaintances
Noun
- personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- a relationship less intimate than friendship
- a person with whom you are acquainted
- "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"
- A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship.
- A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
- Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
- Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).
Examples
- I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English aqueyntaunce, from Anglo-Norman aquaintaunce, aqueintance, Old French acointance (“friendship, familiarity”), from Old French acointier (“to acquaint”). Compare French accointance.
Morphologically acquaint + -ance.
Synonyms
acquaintanceship, conversance, conversancy, familiarity, friend, acquaintance, fellowship, intimacy, kith, knowledge
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 25
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