acquaintance

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun personal knowledge or information about someone or something
  2. noun a relationship less intimate than friendship
  3. noun a person with whom you are acquainted

Etymology

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.

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Synonyms

familiarity, conversance, conversancy

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