Acquaintance Word Meaning

Word: Acquaintance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:

Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known’ (see acquaint)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈkweɪnt(ə)ns
Dialects: British English
Definition:

knowledge or experience of something

Short Definition:

knowledge or experience of something

Examples:
  • the pupils had little acquaintance with the language
Definition:

a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend

Short Definition:

person one knows slightly

Examples:
  • a wide circle of friends and acquaintances

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