acquaintance

CEFRC1

/əˈkweɪntəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Someone you know but do not know well.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.

Examples

  • Do you have a business acquaintance in Randolph., Ltd?

  • I have some acquaintance with chemistry.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ʌˈkweɪn.təns/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).

  2. 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.

  3. Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).

More examples

In context

  • I know of the man; but have no acquaintance with him.

  • Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson.

  • Contract no friendſhip, or even acquaintance, with a guileful man : he reſembles a coal, which when hot burneth the hand, and when cold blacketh it.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.