Acquaintance

Word ACQUAINTANCE
Character 12
Hyphenation ac quaint ance
Pronunciations /əˈkweɪntəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Acquaintance"

What do we mean by acquaintance?

Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than friendship. noun

A relationship based on such knowledge. noun

A person whom one knows. noun

Knowledge or information about something or someone. noun

(make (someone's) acquaintance) To meet someone for the first time. idiom

The state of being acquainted, or of being more or less intimately conversant (used with reference to both persons and things); knowledge of; experience in: used with with, and formerly sometimes with of. noun

A person known to one, especially a person with whom one is not on terms of great intimacy: as, he is not a friend, only an acquaintance. noun

The whole body of those with whom one is acquainted: used as a plural, as if for acquaintances. See acquaintant. noun

A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy noun

A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. noun

To be intimate. noun

To make the acquaintance of. noun

A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy noun

A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. noun

A person with whom you are acquainted noun

Personal knowledge or information about someone or something noun

A relationship less intimate than friendship noun

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.).

1. Someone you know personally but is not officially your friend. 2. Someone you know during high school but will prolly never talk to him/her again after high school. Urban Dictionary

1) Someone who is one click above a total stranger, someone that you just know their name, but nor very well or that close. 2) Typically people that you see at work or at school that you never bother to see outside of those circumstances. 3) Typically your friend's friends that you run in to at a party or going out. 4) Not such a bad thing because at least they're not going to bother you or pressure you asking for favors or money to borrow. Urban Dictionary

"acquaintance" is such a complicated word. the dictionary says "a person one knows slightly, but not as a close friend" that definition does not even begin to explain what an acquaintance is. and acquaintance can be the example given by the dictionary. it can also be a person that you will not accept friendship from. it can be someone that you know almost everything about, yet you deny friendship of the said person. it can be a friend who you don't see that much, or don't feel close to. to be an "acquaintance" means much more than to not be friends. acquaintance can not really be defined in a few words, its just that type of thing that takes a laid out explanation rather than a definition. an acquaintance can range from anywhere between love and hate, and that doesn't mean it can't be either of the two. it could even be both at the same time. an acquaintance can be many things and i could go on and on about it, but i feel like i should stop here and let you ponder Urban Dictionary

A person whose only interaction with you is when they post "Happy Birthday!" on your Facebook timeline Urban Dictionary

Acquaintance vs Friend Someone you dont see outside of school, work or whatever vs. Someone you hang out with, or have "hung out with" Urban Dictionary

When two people know each other through a mutual friend but do not have their own exclusive friendship. Friendship may be facebook official, but one friend wishes that he had never accepted that friend request and is too honorable of a man to block the other. Urban Dictionary

Just a word girls when they dont wanna admit them and another person are lovers , so they call themselves acquaintances . Urban Dictionary

Syn. - Friend A personal knowledge or information about something or someone Urban Dictionary

Acquaintance is someone you go balls deep in and when you're finished you ask them "kal raat lauki ki sabzi bani thi kya? Urban Dictionary

Someone who you only meet up with to fuck or to receiver head from etc. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Acquaintance

The word "acquaintance" in example sentences

If we wished to maintain the view that there is no acquaintance with Self, we might argue as follows: We are acquainted with _acquaintance_, and we know that it is a relation. ❋ Bertrand Russell (1921)

Then I said that you and I were shocked to find Gladys being charged with witchcraft because we had some acquaintance with her—and then I had to rephrase that because the coroner had never heard of the word acquaintance and wanted to know what it meant. ❋ FIONA BUCKLEY (2000)

An embarrassing question in any case, and doubly so under the circumstances, because my acquaintance is a very learned man, one of the three or four really first-class minds that Europe produced in his generation; and naturally I, as one of the unlearned, was inclined to regard his lightest word with reverence amounting to awe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In fact, I think the relation of subject and object which I call acquaintance is simply the converse of the relation of object and subject which constitutes presentation. ❋ Bertrand Russell (1921)

The mutual acquaintance is quite the gentleman and has a beautiful family. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You seem to think being overly effusive in (mistakenly) praising an acquaintance is the prime issue. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in mentioning that institution, I note that an acquaintance from a Commonwealth country once pointed out to me that while C-SPAN shows just the P.M. getting grilled, the actual Question Time is longer than what gets carried in the US and includes other cabinet members having to look knowledgeable and responsible or face professional embarrassment – no bad thing, if you ask me. wiley Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

That "personal acquaintance" is a religious belief, as is the conclusions you are drawing from what historical evidence there is. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“With us and how we relate to white people here in South Africa, many people tried to project that onto the States,” said Shoni Tshisikuk, my acquaintance from the election night party, when I spoke with him again two days later. ❋ Unknown (2008)

As you note, your acquaintance is intelligent and interesting. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He also reconnected with Doris Schmitz, an acquaintance from the University of Frankfurt. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fuse's point that blog reviewers might ignore a bad book from a blogosphere acquaintance is certainly possible, but isn't it also possible that a mediocre book could be reviewed "because she's so nice" or something? ❋ Roger Sutton (2007)

When the acquaintance is himself murdered, Wallander comes out of a self-imposed retirement to solve both cases. ❋ Unknown (2006)

[Yeah I know] Bob, but he's [not really] my friend, we're just [acquaintances]. ❋ Some Fool (2005)

1) 96.4 % of your "friends" on MySpace [91].8 % of your "friends" on Facebook = 100% acquaintance2) Jenny from you [Trignometry] class who is ever so helpful but you have excuse for her every weekend because she is fat 3) Larry and John, your cubicle partners at work. You have discussed 2008 Election and [NFL Draft] with these guys and shared Coca-Cola in the breakroom 9 months ago but fuck these fat fucks. 4) Your cousin Vinny. You never return his call, he comes over to your house only because his parents brings his sorry ass. You hang out with him because you're forced to and he is like a [5th wheel]. You can't wait until he is gone and you're smiling at him as you're saying good bye simply because you are happy that he is outta here! ❋ Longdongsilber (2009)

Greg and Lilly aren't quite friends, yet they know so much about each other, and have [so much in common]. They aren't enemies either, even though [they fight] all the time, and often piss each other off. I guess you'd call them [acquaintances]. ❋ Maya D. (2008)

"So I have a friend, well he's more of an acquaintance because the only time I ever hear from him is when he [posts] 'Happy [Birthday]!' on [Facebook]..." ❋ Twong808 (2017)

If you [hang out] [with me] more than once, we are friends, not [acquaintances]... ❋ Hkbladelawhk (2005)

Amy Kelly added [Reggie] [Coval] on facebook. Reggie could not understand this gesture due to the fact that they are only [acquaintances]. Luckily for Amy, Reggie is such a gentleman that he will not block her. ❋ Dick Masterson (2013)

[you and me] are [just] [acquaintances] ❋ JackieChan2 (2010)

If you have an acquaintance with [someone], you have [met] them and [know] them. ❋ Abhi-Kaurgiya (2019)

[shaan] said to [shreyaas], [will you] be my acquaintance? ❋ Boringbanana (2022)

I have an acquaintance [waiting] [for me] at the [motel] ❋ Streetterms101 (2018)

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