Meaning & Definition of Acquaintance in English
English⟶
Acquaintance
/əkwentəns/
noun
1. Personal knowledge or information about someone or something
synonym:
- acquaintance,
- familiarity,
- conversance,
- conversancy
2. A relationship less intimate than friendship
synonym:
- acquaintance,
- acquaintanceship
3. A person with whom you are acquainted
- "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"
- "We are friends of the family"
synonym:
- acquaintance,
- friend
Examples of using
She is an old acquaintance of mine.
I have no acquaintance with court procedure.
For me he is neither a brother nor an acquaintance.