1. (

• acquaintance ,
• familiarity ,
• conversance ,
• conversancy

) personal knowledge or information about someone or something ;

2. (

• acquaintance ,
• acquaintanceship

) a relationship less intimate than friendship ;

3. (

• acquaintance ,
• friend ,

) a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" ;