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ac‧quaint‧ance
1 someone you know, but who is not a close friend :
somebody you know
[countable]2 a relationship with someone you know, but who is not a close friend : 
They developed an acquaintance over the Internet.You can't judge her on such short acquaintance (=when you have not known her long). My uncle did not improve on further acquaintance (=when you knew him better).
relationship
[singular, uncountable]They developed an acquaintance over the Internet.You can't judge her on such short acquaintance (=when you have not known her long).My uncle did not improve on further acquaintance (=when you knew him better).3 to meet someone for the first time : I should be delighted to make Mrs McGough's acquaintance. At the hotel, I made the acquaintance of a young American actor.
make somebody's acquaintance
formalI should be delighted to make Mrs McGough's acquaintance.At the hotel, I made the acquaintance of a young American actor.4 knowledge or experience of a particular subject
knowledge
[uncountable] formal have a passing/nodding acquaintance with something (=have only slight knowledge or experience of something) He has a passing acquaintance with a lot of different subjects.
He has a passing acquaintance with a lot of different subjects.5 a person of your acquaintance is someone that you know : The poems were written by various women of her acquaintance.
of your acquaintance
formalThe poems were written by various women of her acquaintance.6 when you meet someone for the first time : Most people are nicer than you think on first acquaintance.
on first acquaintance
formalMost people are nicer than you think on first acquaintance.
