c. 1300, "state of being acquainted;" late 14c., "person with whom one is acquainted;" also "personal knowledge;" from Old French acointance "acquaintance, friendshi [..]

person known, but not a close friend.

personal knowledge or information about someone or something a relationship less intimate than friendship a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of a [..]

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To meet an acquaintance, and converse pleasantly with him, foretells that your business will run smoothly, and there will be but little discord in your domestic affairs. If you seem to be disputing, or engaged in loud talk, humiliations and embarrassments will whirl seethingly around you. If you feel ashamed of meeting an acquaintance, or meet him [..]

(n) personal knowledge or information about someone or something(n) a relationship less intimate than friendship(n) a person with whom you are acquainted

(uncountable) 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 '' [..]