Definition of: acquaintance

(ə·kwān′təns) noun
1. Knowledge of any person or thing.
2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
—ac·quain′ tance·ship noun Synonyms: association, companionship, experience, familiarity, fellowship, friendship, intimacy, knowledge. Acquaintance between persons is mutual, assuming that each knows the other. Acquaintance is less than familiarity or intimacy; it does not involve friendship, for one may be well acquainted with an enemy. Fellowship involves not merely acquaintance and companionship, but sympathy as well. Compare FRIENDSHIP, LOVE. As regards studies, pursuits, etc., acquaintance is less than familiarity, which supposes minute knowledge of particulars, arising often from long experience or association. Antonyms: ignorance, ignoring, inexperience, unfamiliarity.