acquaintableadj.

Brit.

/əˈkweɪntəbl/, U.S.

/əˈkweɪn(t)əb(ə)l/

Forms: see acquaint v. and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acquaint v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < acquaint v. + -able suffix, originally after Middle French acointable, accointable (of a person) easy to be acquainted with, affable, amiable (second half of the 12th cent.; French †accointable). In later (20th-cent.) use apparently independently re-formed, although the word is found in dictionaries in the 19th cent.

rare.

Of a person: easy to be acquainted with; disposed to friendship; affable, amiable; (also) capable of being made an acquaintance. Occasionally †(of a thing): able to be known or proved (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective]

holdc893

friendOE

fellowly?c1225

couthlyc1275

friendfulc1379

amiablea1382

commonc1384

queema1400

lovely1409

acquaintablea1425

familiarc1425

great1483

friendlikea1500

towardly15..

amicable1532

friendable1569

amical1580

graceful?1593

accostable1611

amicous1676

lovable1691

clever1758

unchilled1794

tosh1821

mately1822

a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2213 Be wise and aqueyntable..Bothe to lesse and eke to more.

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xlii. 134 I founde hym ryght gracyous..courtoys, amyable, and acquayntable.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Accointable, acquaintable, easie to be acquainted, or familiar, with.

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. 400 Which Principle..is neither Acquaintable nor Conceivable.

1902 Impressions Q. Mar. 4 Mr. Stevenson was always lovably acquaintable.

1919 M. Johnston Michael Forth xxxvii. 342 We found ourselves acquainted, and acquaintable, able to take the same stride, to work together, liking each other well.

2003 G. Lutz I looked Alive 69 There would be spells of laughter, then..sudden, unanimous inquiries about the house and whoever else might be acquaintable within.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acquaintable
释义	acquaintableadj. Brit. /əˈkweɪntəbl/, U.S. /əˈkweɪn(t)əb(ə)l/ Forms: see acquaint v. and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: acquaint v., -able suffix. Etymology: < acquaint v. + -able suffix, originally after Middle French acointable, accointable (of a person) easy to be acquainted with, affable, amiable (second half of the 12th cent.; French †accointable). In later (20th-cent.) use apparently independently re-formed, although the word is found in dictionaries in the 19th cent. rare. Of a person: easy to be acquainted with; disposed to friendship; affable, amiable; (also) capable of being made an acquaintance. Occasionally †(of a thing): able to be known or proved (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [adjective] holdc893 friendOE fellowly?c1225 couthlyc1275 friendfulc1379 amiablea1382 commonc1384 queema1400 lovely1409 acquaintablea1425 familiarc1425 great1483 friendlikea1500 towardly15.. amicable1532 friendable1569 amical1580 graceful?1593 accostable1611 amicous1676 lovable1691 clever1758 unchilled1794 tosh1821 mately1822 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 2213 Be wise and aqueyntable..Bothe to lesse and eke to more. 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. xlii. 134 I founde hym ryght gracyous..courtoys, amyable, and acquayntable. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Accointable, acquaintable, easie to be acquainted, or familiar, with. 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. 400 Which Principle..is neither Acquaintable nor Conceivable. 1902 Impressions Q. Mar. 4 Mr. Stevenson was always lovably acquaintable. 1919 M. Johnston Michael Forth xxxvii. 342 We found ourselves acquainted, and acquaintable, able to take the same stride, to work together, liking each other well. 2003 G. Lutz I looked Alive 69 There would be spells of laughter, then..sudden, unanimous inquiries about the house and whoever else might be acquaintable within. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1425
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