noun
- a person you know slightly but who is not a close friend
- knowledge or experience of something
Usage: formal
Examples
- She’s just an acquaintance from work, not a close friend.
- I made several new acquaintances at the conference.
- He nodded politely to his acquaintances in the lobby.
- The job requires some acquaintance with computer programming.
- Her acquaintance with classical music began in childhood.
- I have only a passing acquaintance with French literature.
- Most of the party guests were business acquaintances.