acquaintant en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈkweɪntənt/
Etymology
Etymology tree English acquaint Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English acquaintant From acquaint + -ant.
Meanings
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(rare) An acquaintance.
By the time that an author hath written out a book, he and his readers are become old acquaintants
1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section CONCLUSION”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acquaintants | Number=Plur | lexicographic |