“Acquaintances” is an amazing word that can be either a noun or an adjective. Therefore, the search for meaning promises to be boring. After all, this is what we always strive for. As always, the meaning of the word, synonyms are expected and a little time will be devoted to determining the place of the acquaintance in the hierarchy of human relations. But let's start with the main thing.
Value
An interesting detail of the word we are considering is that the “acquaintance” is a whole encryption, if a person does not want or cannot disclose the entirety of the relationship with someone he met, using legal dictionaries, in the presence of third parties. Suppose a man stumbles upon his ex-girlfriend and girlfriend in a public place, and he already with his "real". To be polite, he talks for some time, maintains a conversation, then the "past" with the "weight" are sent home. True and true love, that is, a real girl, may ask: “Who is this?” To which you can calmly answer: “Familiar.” And this is not a lie.
But the explanatory dictionary probably has its own answer to the main question about the meaning of the word, let's see it:
- The one that was known before is famous.
- Knowing, experienced something.
- A person with whom someone is acquainted (in the second meaning).
Let’s immediately, while no one has lost patience and interest, we will reveal the second meaning of the word “acquaintance”: “Relations between people who know each other”. As you can see, everything is more or less neutral. Therefore, it is necessary to specify the concepts of “friend”, “friend” and “acquaintance”. We will do this in the next section.
Between a friend and a stranger
We enter the zone of ultimate subjectivity, and the dictionary here is not an assistant. Because he will not tell you how a friend is different from a friend. Not only as concepts, but also in a purely human sense. Although everyone probably understands the difference in depth. You can spend time with a friend, but the most secret people share (if they share) only with friends.
The dictionary says that a friend is a "close or friendly friend." A dictionary defines a friend as "a person who is connected with someone's friendship." In other words, no poetry - only the harsh truth of life.
It is clear that such formulations do not explain anything. But on the other hand, they partly reveal the meaning of the “acquaintance”. This is the person whose location you do not know anything. Upon meeting, he will recognize you, and you will recognize him. You can even contact him if you have any problems, and he will probably even help. But there’s nothing more to say about relationships. When one can confidently say that relations with a person are deeper than such interaction, then he is either a friend or a friend.
Suggestions and synonyms
Of course, the previous argument may have been a little larger than we planned. But the reader is free to take from him what he needs and to mentally discard the rest. Excess is not a disadvantage. When there is little, then take nowhere.
But set this aside and look at the proposals with the object of study:
- Yes, this text is familiar to me. I don’t need to look at the cover to learn the style of Stephen King.
- The suffering of this man is well known, because he had a rather difficult life.
- Do not worry, we will draw up your documents in the best possible way. I have a friend at the consulate.
In the final, we will provide synonyms for the “acquaintance”:
- habitual;
- known;
- knowing;
- competent;
- aware;
- friend.
The last noun is included in the list so that the noun “acquaintance” has at least some synonym, but we remember that the “friend” and “acquaintance” cannot be called analogues in the full sense of the word. The subtleties of the definition we analyzed a little higher. What can you say goodbye? If you even have a friend, that's good, because you can even talk to him.