acquaintance
noun
[ əˈkweɪnt(ə)ns ]
• knowledge or experience of something.
• "the pupils had little acquaintance with the language"
Similar:
familiarity,
conversance,
conversancy,
contact,
acquaintanceship,
knowledge of,
experience of,
awareness of,
understanding of,
comprehension of,
cognizance of,
grasp of,
proficiency in,
skill in,
expertise in,
insight into,
know-how,
• a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend.
• "a wide circle of friends and acquaintances"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘mutual knowledge, being acquainted’): from Old French acointance, from acointier ‘make known’ (see acquaint).
