Associations to the word «Acquaintance»

Wiktionary

ACQUAINTANCE, noun. (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
ACQUAINTANCE, noun. (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
ACQUAINTANCE RAPE, noun. Date rape
ACQUAINTANCE RAPES, noun. Plural of acquaintance rape

Dictionary definition

ACQUAINTANCE, noun. Personal knowledge or information about someone or something.
ACQUAINTANCE, noun. A relationship less intimate than friendship.
ACQUAINTANCE, noun. A person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley