Definition of acquaintance

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Acquaintance (n.) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no acquaintance with him..

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Unacquaintedness :: Unacquaintedness (n.) Unacquaintance.
Intelligence :: Intelligence (n.) Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity.
Exrerience :: Exrerience (v. t.) To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience poverty; to experience a change of views..
Preacquaintance :: Preacquaintance (n.) Previous acquaintance or knowledge.
Cut :: Cut (v. t.) To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in the street; to cut one's acquaintance..
Knowledge :: Knowledge (v. i.) That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
Cut :: Cut (n.) That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him; a slight..
Recognize :: Recognize (v. t.) To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like..
Inward :: Inward (n.) An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance.
Acquaintance :: Acquaintance (n.) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
Present :: Present (a.) To bring or introduce into the presence of some one, especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king; (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of a superior..
Society :: Society (n.) The persons, collectively considered, who live in any region or at any period; any community of individuals who are united together by a common bond of nearness or intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates, friends, and acquaintances..
Acquaintanceship :: Acquaintanceship (n.) A state of being acquainted; acquaintance.
Conversance :: Conversance (n.) The state or quality of being conversant; habit of familiarity; familiar acquaintance; intimacy.
Wear :: Wear (v. i.) To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance..
Conversation :: Conversation (n.) Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association; close acquaintance.
Literature :: Literature (n.) Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.
Acquaintedness :: Acquaintedness (n.) State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance.
Better :: Better (a.) More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance; a better knowledge of the subject..
Intimate :: Intimate (a.) Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend..
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