acquaintanceship
2
7.6
- noun
- /əˌkwāntəˈnēˌshɪp/
:
conocimiento
- "I don't intend to stay here long enough to develop anything more than a passing acquaintanceship with the man.
Examples
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You must have very limited acquaintanceship.
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He appreciated the manner in which she had relieved him of the burden of caring for himself during his distraction of grief; she was going well beyond the normal parameters of acquaintanceship, and perhaps even of friendship.
Fiction book (1994) -
So shall we content ourselves with acquaintanceship for the moment?
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Another five men (11%) described the relationship as an acquaintanceship.
Academic text (2004) -
I have an acquaintanceship with this checker, having passed through his line often enough since last summer to recognize him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Despite their longstanding acquaintanceship, she dislikes B; she's made that more clear than anything.
Fiction book (2001) -
Simply likes people in a genuine and powerful way, and he finds the patterns of acquaintanceship and interaction in which people arrange themselves to be endlessly fascinating.
Blog text (12) -
When, after many years of acquaintanceship, he went to Berlin for the first time, his German friend gave him a map of the city with places of Jewish interest carefully marked—the major cemetery, the various synagogues, the Jewish museum, etc.
Academic text (1992) -
Their acquaintanceship began when they were introduced at a party last spring.
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Despite their lengthy acquaintanceship, they rarely met outside of work.
Synonyms
131
3.0
A connection between people, groups, or things, often from working together
114
3.5
A person you know slightly who is not a close friend
3
3.9
A person you know only a little and who is not a close friend
1
7.4
A person you know only a little and greet with a nod
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
acquaintanceship = acquaintance (transparent) = acquaintance + ship
Formed by the noun 'acquaintance' plus the productive suffix '-ship' meaning a state or relationship, so the meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Acquaintanceship comes from the verb acquaint, which originally meant 'to make known' or 'introduce' someone so you would 'know' them. So an acquaintanceship is the state of 'knowing' someone a little, not being close friends.