Synonyms for acquaintanceship
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uh-kweyn-tns |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkweɪn tns |
Top 10 synonyms for acquaintanceship
- acquaintance
- acquaintanceship
- affiliation
- affinity
- agreement
- aliveness
- alliance
- amiability
- amicability
- amity
- apprehension
- assistance
- association
- attachment
- attentiveness
- attraction
- benevolence
- bodhi
- camaraderie
- coalition
- cognizance
- comity
- companionship
- company
- comprehension
- comradeship
- concord
- conjunction
- consideration
- consonance
- discernment
- ease
- empathy
- enlightenment
- esteem
- experience
- familiarity
- favor
- favoritism
- fellowship
- fondness
- forwardness
- fraternization
- freedom
- frequenting
- freshness
- friendliness
- friendship
- fusion
- good will
- harmony
- hookup
- informality
- information
- intimacy
- keenness
- league
- liberty
- love
- membership
- mindfulness
- naturalness
- openness
- pact
- partiality
- participation
- partnership
- perception
- presumption
- rapport
- realization
- recognition
- regard
- relation
- relationship
- sensibility
- sentience
- sociability
- society
- sodality
- solidarity
- unceremoniousness
- understanding
Définition of acquaintanceship
Origin :- c.1300, "state of being acquainted;" late 14c., "person with whom one is acquainted;" also "personal knowledge;" from Old French acointance "acquaintance, friendship, familiarity," noun of action from acointer (see acquaint). Acquaintant (17c.), would have been better in the "person known" sense but is now obsolete.
- As in association : noun friendship
- As in awareness : noun knowledge
- As in familiarity : noun friendliness
- As in friendship : noun companionship
- The Doctor was learned; but this acquaintanceship, this education, he had never got.
- Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable
- I ask this because I'm afraid that if he does, he might object to our—our acquaintanceship.
- Extract from : « Mixed Faces » by Roy Norton
- In fact, one thing is clear to me, she must discontinue your acquaintanceship at once.
- Extract from : « The Pigeon (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- It might at least go some way towards finishing our acquaintanceship.
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- For the first time in our acquaintanceship, I succeeded in interesting him in the Indian.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- He had resumed his acquaintanceship with Montlouis, and had often been with him to the Caf Castille.
- Extract from : « The Champdoce Mystery » by Emile Gaboriau
- Possibly she had contemplated a renewal of the acquaintanceship.
- Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
- Now they were forced to extend their borders of acquaintanceship.
- Extract from : « Ruth Fielding At College » by Alice B. Emerson
- It gives no right of converse, nor the slightest claim to acquaintanceship.
- Extract from : « The Death Shot » by Mayne Reid
- From this point, our acquaintanceship naturally and gradually ripened.
- Extract from : « She and I, Volume 1 » by John Conroy Hutcheson
Antonyms for acquaintanceship
- aloneness
- aloofness
- animosity
- antagonism
- cool
- difficulty
- disagreement
- disassociation
- discord
- dislike
- disregard
- disrespect
- distance
- disunion
- division
- divorce
- enmity
- estrangement
- fairness
- frigidity
- hate
- hatred
- hostility
- ignorance
- impartiality
- imprisonment
- incarceration
- incompatibility
- insensitivity
- isolation
- justice
- misunderstanding
- neglect
- opposition
- reserve
- restraint
- restriction
- rivalry
- seclusion
- separation
- solitude
- strangeness
- unconsciousness
- unfamiliarity
- unfriendliness
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