Definition
An acquaintance is someone you know slightly but who is not a close friend. The word can also mean knowledge or experience of something.
Etymology
From Old French 'acointance', from 'acointer' (to make known), related to Latin 'cognoscere' (to know). It originally meant a state of being known.
Kelly Says
Acquaintance sits between 'stranger' and 'friend'—someone who lives on the edge of your social map. The word began as a state ('being known') and only later shifted to label the actual people you sort-of know.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የሚታወቀው
ye-mee-ta-wo-kew
CACatalà
coneixença
koh-neh-s-en-sa
DEDeutsch
Bekannter
beh-kan-n-ter
ELΕλληνικά
γνώριμος
gno-ri-mos
ESEspañol
conocido
koh-noh-thee-doh
FRFrançais
connaissance
kon-nans
HIहिन्दी
परिचित
pa-ree-chit
HUMagyar
ismerős
is-mer-oesh
IDBahasa Indonesia
kenalan
keh-na-lan
ITItaliano
conoscente
koh-noh-s-hen-teh
KMKM
ប្រជាជន
preach-a-chean
MSBahasa Melayu
kenalan
keh-na-lan
NLNederlands
kennis
keh-nis
NONorsk
bekjent
beh-kjen-t
PLPolski
znajomy
znah-oh-mee
PTPortuguês
conhecido
kon-heh-ee-doh
RORomână
cunoscut
koo-no-skut
RUРусский
знакомый
zna-kom-y
SVSvenska
bekant
beh-kant
SWKiswahili
marafiki
ma-ra-fi-ki
TAதமிழ்
அறிமுகம்
a-ri-mu-kam
TLTL
kakilala
ka-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
tanışıklı
ta-nish-kee-li
UKУкраїнська
знайомий
znah-yom-iy
VITiếng Việt
người quen
ngoo-ee-khen
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee