acquaintance

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (uncountable) 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.
  2. (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
  3. (uncountable) Such people collectively; one's circle of acquaintances (with plural concord).
  4. (countable, uncountable) Personal knowledge (with a specific subject etc.).

Sinonieme

familiarity
26k
friend
A1
knowledge
B1
association
B2
friendship
B1
intimacy
C2
comrade
B2
relation
C1
acquaintanceship
contact
A2
understanding
B2
companion
C1
associate
C1
conversance
meeting
A2
cognisance
conversancy
closeness
27k
buddy
A2
connection
B1
fellow
B1
company
A1
interrelation

known person

relationship
A2
familiar
B1
experience
A2
colleague
B2
knowing
B1
affinity
24k
known
A2
conversation
B1
conversant
consciousness
C1
intercourse
C2
boyfriend
A2
admittance
35k
account
B1

competency

fellowship
C2
competence
26k
feeling
A1
feel
A1
favourite
B2
friends
A1
girlfriend
A2
compeer
admission
C1
familiarization
familiarisation
Vertalings

connaissance
Bekanntschaft
Bekannter
conoscenza
conocido
Bekannte
relation
conocimiento
conoscente

γνωριμία

conhecido
kennis
ami
abord
Frekwensie

C1
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/əˈkweɪntəns/
Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English
aqueyntaunce
Verwante met Frans
Frans
accointance
In summary

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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