'acquaintance' definitions:

Definition of 'acquaintance'

(from WordNet)
noun
Personal knowledge or information about someone or something [syn: acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy]
noun
A relationship less intimate than friendship [syn: acquaintance, acquaintanceship]
noun
A person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" [syn: acquaintance, friend] [ant: alien, stranger, unknown]

Synonyms of 'acquaintance'

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