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acquaintance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conversance, conversancy, familiarity |
| Type of | information |
| Derivation | acquaint |
acquaintance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | friend |
| Type of | person, soul, someone, individual, mortal, somebody |
| Has types | homeboy, bunkmate, pickup, schoolfellow, schoolmate, messmate, campmate, class fellow, classmate, connection, end man |
| Derivation | acquaintanceship |
I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances.
acquaintance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | acquaintanceship |
| Type of | relationship |
Examples of acquaintance
acquaintance
My first acquaintance with machines behaving badly occurred with motor vehicles.
From the post-gazette.com
An acquaintance said he had lived in an abandoned house not far from the campus.
From the sacbee.com
Several years ago, an acquaintance got cited for applying make-up while driving.
From the ocregister.com
Leading up to my writing the book, an acquaintance lost an 18-year-old daughter.
From the newsobserver.com
The rest were family abductions, acquaintance abduction and an unknown category.
From the lohud.com
These nonintimate acquaintance ties will never replace your close relationships.
From the freep.com
Especially one against his former practice field acquaintance, Larry Fitzgerald.
From the timesunion.com
An acquaintance can prove to be a kindred soul and become a new friend of yours.
From the kansas.com
My acquaintance with Dr. Ford in particular has ripened into a close friendship.
From the theatlantic.com
- Personal knowledge or information about someone or something
- A relationship less intimate than friendship
- A person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
- Acquainted(p): having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts"
- An interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people that may range from fleeting to enduring. This association may be based on limerence, love and liking, regular business interactions, or some other type of social commitment. ...
- 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; A person or persons with whom one is acquainted
- (Acquaintances) An exploration of the influences or relationships between an author and a famous person cannot be completely objective and unbiased if we ignore the possibility that, in many cases, the two persons personally knew each other well. ...
- Becoming acquainted depends on previous relationships, physical proximity, first impressions, and a variety of other factors. If two people begin to like each other, continued interactions may lead to the next stage, but acquainance can continue indefinitely.
- Harmonious home life, contact from acquaintance shortly
