Acquaintance — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

a relationship less intimate than friendship

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdhoʊldɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌmbəlkˌaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌmbəlkˌaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdhoʊldɚ/.

Examples

I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
we are friends of the family

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conversancy acquaintanceship conversance friend familiarity

Antonyms

stranger

Parts of Speech

noun	personal knowledge or information about someone or something
noun	a relationship less intimate than friendship
noun	a person with whom you are acquainted “I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances”

Word Forms

acquaint	verb	cause to come to know personally
familiar	adjective	(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
conversant	adjective	(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
acquaintance	noun	a person with whom you are acquainted
acquaintanceship	noun	a relationship less intimate than friendship
friendship	noun	the state of being friends (or friendly)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bekanntschaft

persönliches Wissen oder Informationen über jemanden oder etwas

🇫🇷French

connaissance

connaissance ou information personnelle sur quelqu'un ou quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

conocido

conocimiento o información personal sobre alguien o algo

🇮🇹Italian

conoscenza

conoscenze o informazioni personali su qualcuno o qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

kennis

persoonlijke kennis of informatie over iemand of iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

conhecido

conhecimento pessoal ou informação sobre alguém ou algo

🇷🇺Russian

знакомство

личные знания или информация о ком-то или чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जान-पहचान

किसी व्यक्ति या वस्तु के बारे में व्यक्तिगत ज्ञान या जानकारी

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিচিতি

কেউ বা কিছু সম্পর্কে ব্যক্তিগত জ্ঞান বা তথ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிமுகம்

யாரோ அல்லது எதையாவது பற்றிய தனிப்பட்ட அறிவு அல்லது தகவல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరిచయం

ఎవరైనా లేదా ఏదైనా గురించి వ్యక్తిగత జ్ఞానం లేదా సమాచారం

🇮🇳Marathi

ओळख

वैयक्तिक ज्ञान किंवा एखाद्या व्यक्तीबद्दल किंवा कशाबद्दलची माहिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓળખાણ

વ્યક્તિગત જ્ઞાન અથવા કોઈ વ્યક્તિ અથવા કંઈક વિશેની માહિતી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಚಯ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕುರಿತು ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾಹಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിചയം

വ്യക്തിപരമായ അറിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റെന്തെങ്കിലും സംബന്ധിച്ച വിവരങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣ-ਪਛਾਣ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਬਾਰੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਗਿਆਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

واقفیت

کسی شخص یا کسی چیز کے بارے میں ذاتی معلومات یا معلومات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

熟人

关于某人或某事的个人知识或信息

🇯🇵Japanese

知り合い

誰かまたは何かについての個人的な知識または情報

🇰🇷Korean

아는 사람

누군가 또는 사물에 대한 개인적인 지식이나 정보

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người quen

kiến thức hoặc thông tin cá nhân về ai đó hoặc điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

คนรู้จัก

ความรู้ส่วนบุคคลหรือข้อมูลเกี่ยวกับบุคคลหรือบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenalan

pengetahuan atau informasi pribadi tentang seseorang atau sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

kakilala

personal na kaalaman o impormasyon tungkol sa isang tao o isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

perkenalan

pengetahuan peribadi atau maklumat tentang seseorang atau sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

معرفة

المعرفة الشخصية أو المعلومات حول شخص ما أو شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

آشنایی

دانش یا اطلاعات شخصی در مورد کسی یا چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

tanıdık

Birisi veya bir şey hakkında kişisel bilgi veya bilgi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הֶכֵּרוּת

ידע אישי או מידע על מישהו או משהו

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The primary meaning of 'acquaintance' is 'personal knowledge or information about someone or something'.

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