acquaintance

[ uh-kweyn-tns ]

/ əˈkweɪn tns /

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noun

a person known to one, but usually not a close friend.

the state of being acquainted or casually familiar with someone or something: As far as I know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world.

personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with French wines.

(used with a plural verb) the persons with whom one is acquainted.

Also ac·quaint·ance·ship (for defs. 2, 3) .

Origin of acquaintance

1250–1300; Middle English aqueinta(u)nce, acoyntaunce<Old French acointance.See acquaint, -ance

SYNONYMS FOR acquaintance

3 familiarity, awareness.

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synonym study for acquaintance

1. Acquaintance, associate, companion, friend refer to a person with whom one is in contact. An acquaintance is someone recognized by sight or someone known, though not intimately: a casual acquaintance. An associate is a person who is often in one's company, usually because of some work, enterprise, or pursuit in common: a business associate. A companion is a person who shares one's activities, fate, or condition: a traveling companion; companion in despair. A friend is a person with whom one is on intimate terms and for whom one feels a warm affection: a trusted friend.

OTHER WORDS FROM acquaintance

non·ac·quaint·ance, nounnon·ac·quaint·ance·ship, nounpre·ac·quaint·ance, nounpseu·do·ac·quaint·ance, noun

re·ac·quaint·ance, noun

Words nearby acquaintance

acoustoelectronic, acoustooptics, A.C.P., acpt., acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce

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Example sentences from the Web for acquaintance

The slowing down of the glaciers is a private plan by a glaciologist of my acquaintance who doesn’t want to get into the geo-engineering wars.
Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope - Issue 90: Something Green|Liz Greene|October 7, 2020|Nautilus
I don’t want bloodshed or violence, and it hurts me to watch acquaintances and friends being beaten, and now I hear they’re getting ready to start shooting people.
Misery in Minsk|Eugene Robinson|August 18, 2020|Ozy
So it seems like the answer is just to have a bunch of casual acquaintances to whom you can’t really feel anything terrible.
What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (Ep. 410)|Stephen J. Dubner|March 26, 2020|Freakonomics
Not long ago, I mentioned the Victims of Communism Memorial to an acquaintance.
Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum|James Kirchick|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the early 2000s, an acquaintance told Sun about the possibility of doing business in Ethiopia.
'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa|Brendon Hong|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
James was a very disciplined guy at the time and he was an acquaintance of mine.
Scott Haze on Playing a Necrophiliac in ‘Child of God’ and Naked Paintballing with James Franco|Melissa Leon|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Heim had met von Leers a few times, but it was not an acquaintance he had any interest in deepening.
Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi|Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These were, remember, college students in an age of widespread awareness of acquaintance rape.
Sex, Booze, and Feminism|Cathy Young|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it indeed true that I was so near to the pleasure and honour of making your acquaintance?
The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett
I should not have thought—but a week's acquaintance does not show you much of a character.
Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)|Margaret Oliphant
He was only an acquaintance—one with a grisly shadow in his past—and it was best that he remain such.
The White Desert|Courtney Ryley Cooper
Johnny Upright keeps one, as I well know, she being my first acquaintance in this particular portion of the world.
The People of the Abyss|Jack London
Gourlay was merely boasting—as young blades are apt to do of acquaintance with older roisterers.
The House with the Green Shutters|George Douglas Brown

British Dictionary definitions for acquaintance

acquaintance

/ (əˈkweɪntəns) /

noun

a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend

knowledge of a person or thing, esp when slight

make the acquaintance of to come into social contact with

those persons collectively whom one knows

philosophy the relation between a knower and the object of his knowledge, as contrasted with knowledge by description (esp in the phrase knowledge by acquaintance)

Derived forms of acquaintance

acquaintanceship, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with acquaintance

acquaintance

see nodding acquaintance; scrape up an acquaintance.

单词	acquaintance
释义	acquaintance [ uh-kweyn-tns ] / əˈkweɪn tns / SEE SYNONYMS FOR acquaintance ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person known to one, but usually not a close friend. the state of being acquainted or casually familiar with someone or something: As far as I know, no one of my acquaintance has traveled around the world. personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.: a good acquaintance with French wines. (used with a plural verb) the persons with whom one is acquainted. Also ac·quaint·ance·ship (for defs. 2, 3) . Origin of acquaintance 1250–1300; Middle English aqueinta(u)nce, acoyntaunce<Old French acointance.See acquaint, -ance SYNONYMS FOR acquaintance 3 familiarity, awareness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR acquaintance ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for acquaintance 1. Acquaintance, associate, companion, friend refer to a person with whom one is in contact. An acquaintance is someone recognized by sight or someone known, though not intimately: a casual acquaintance. An associate is a person who is often in one's company, usually because of some work, enterprise, or pursuit in common: a business associate. A companion is a person who shares one's activities, fate, or condition: a traveling companion; companion in despair. A friend is a person with whom one is on intimate terms and for whom one feels a warm affection: a trusted friend. OTHER WORDS FROM acquaintance non·ac·quaint·ance, nounnon·ac·quaint·ance·ship, nounpre·ac·quaint·ance, nounpseu·do·ac·quaint·ance, noun re·ac·quaint·ance, noun Words nearby acquaintance acoustoelectronic, acoustooptics, A.C.P., acpt., acquaint, acquaintance, acquaintance rape, acquaintance violence, acquainted, acquest, acquiesce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acquaintance The slowing down of the glaciers is a private plan by a glaciologist of my acquaintance who doesn’t want to get into the geo-engineering wars. Kim Stanley Robinson Holds Out Hope - Issue 90: Something Green\|Liz Greene\|October 7, 2020\|Nautilus I don’t want bloodshed or violence, and it hurts me to watch acquaintances and friends being beaten, and now I hear they’re getting ready to start shooting people. Misery in Minsk\|Eugene Robinson\|August 18, 2020\|Ozy So it seems like the answer is just to have a bunch of casual acquaintances to whom you can’t really feel anything terrible. What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (Ep. 410)\|Stephen J. Dubner\|March 26, 2020\|Freakonomics Not long ago, I mentioned the Victims of Communism Memorial to an acquaintance. Communism's Victims Deserve a Museum\|James Kirchick\|August 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the early 2000s, an acquaintance told Sun about the possibility of doing business in Ethiopia. 'Made in China' Now Being Made in Africa\|Brendon Hong\|August 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST James was a very disciplined guy at the time and he was an acquaintance of mine. Scott Haze on Playing a Necrophiliac in ‘Child of God’ and Naked Paintballing with James Franco\|Melissa Leon\|August 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Heim had met von Leers a few times, but it was not an acquaintance he had any interest in deepening. Hunting Down Aribert Heim, Egypt’s Hidden Nazi\|Nicholas Kulish, Souad Mekhennet\|March 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These were, remember, college students in an age of widespread awareness of acquaintance rape. Sex, Booze, and Feminism\|Cathy Young\|February 22, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Is it indeed true that I was so near to the pleasure and honour of making your acquaintance? The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846\|Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett I should not have thought—but a week's acquaintance does not show you much of a character. Hester, Volume 2 (of 3)\|Margaret Oliphant He was only an acquaintance—one with a grisly shadow in his past—and it was best that he remain such. The White Desert\|Courtney Ryley Cooper Johnny Upright keeps one, as I well know, she being my first acquaintance in this particular portion of the world. The People of the Abyss\|Jack London Gourlay was merely boasting—as young blades are apt to do of acquaintance with older roisterers. The House with the Green Shutters\|George Douglas Brown British Dictionary definitions for acquaintance acquaintance / (əˈkweɪntəns) / noun a person with whom one has been in contact but who is not a close friend knowledge of a person or thing, esp when slight make the acquaintance of to come into social contact with those persons collectively whom one knows philosophy the relation between a knower and the object of his knowledge, as contrasted with knowledge by description (esp in the phrase knowledge by acquaintance) Derived forms of acquaintance acquaintanceship, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with acquaintance acquaintance see nodding acquaintance; scrape up an acquaintance. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to acquaintance colleague, companion, neighbor, friend, associate, familiarity, contact, association, ken, grasp, relationship, understanding, fellowship, cognizance, intimacy, awareness, conversance
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acquaintance

noun

Origin of acquaintance

SYNONYMS FOR acquaintance

synonym study for acquaintance

OTHER WORDS FROM acquaintance

Words nearby acquaintance

Example sentences from the Web for acquaintance

British Dictionary definitions for acquaintance

noun

Derived forms of acquaintance

Idioms and Phrases with acquaintance

Words related to acquaintance