acquaintance

As an adjective figure

is figurative.

As a verb figure

is .

As a noun acquaintance is

(uncountable) a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.

As nouns the difference between skills and acquaintance

is that skills is plural of lang=en while acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.

As nouns the difference between rival and acquaintance

is that rival is a competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor while acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.

As an adjective rival

is having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

As a verb rival

is to oppose or compete with.

As nouns the difference between accomplice and acquaintance

is that accomplice is a cooperator while acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.

As nouns the difference between acquaintance and known

is that acquaintance is (uncountable) a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy while known is in algebra, a variable or constant whose value is already determined.

As an adjective known is

identified as a specific type; renowned, famous.

As a verb known is

.

In countable terms the difference between acquaintance and family

is that acquaintance is a person or persons with whom one is acquainted while family is any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.

As nouns the difference between acquaintance and family

is that acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy while family is a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood or marriage); for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

As an adjective family is

suitable for children and adults.

As nouns the difference between cohort and acquaintance

is that cohort is a group of people supporting the same thing or person while acquaintance is (uncountable) a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.

As nouns the difference between acquaintance and cronies

is that acquaintance is (uncountable) a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy while cronies is .

As nouns the difference between acquaintance and familiarisation

is that acquaintance is (uncountable) a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy while familiarisation is .

As nouns the difference between familiarization and acquaintance

is that familiarization is the act, process or result of familiarizing while acquaintance is a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy.