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acquaintence

Friend vs Acquaintence - What's the difference?

friend | acquaintence |

Acquaintence is likely misspelled.


Acquaintence has no English definition.

As a noun friend

is a person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

As a verb friend

is to act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

As a proper noun Friend

is {{surname|from=common nouns}.

Acquaintence vs Stranger - What's the difference?

acquaintence | stranger |


As an adjective stranger is

(strange).

As a noun stranger is

a person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.

As a verb stranger is

(obsolete|transitive) to estrange; to alienate.