acquaintancyn.

Brit.

/əˈkweɪnt(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/əˈkweɪn(t)(ə)nsi/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: acquaintance n.

Etymology: Alteration (with suffix substitution: see -ancy suffix) of acquaintance n. Compare earlier acquaintance n., acquaintanceship n., acquaintedness n.

= acquaintanceship n. (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted

acquaintancec1230

knowledge1389

quaintancea1400

acquaintation1468

acquaintanceship1640

acquaintancy1855

1819 ‘D. Sangrado’ Lay of Graduate 40 Sauntering on, why sure, said I, There's one of mine acquaintancy!

1855 T. B. Salter Let. 25 June in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 357 I was very happy to receive your letter &..I thank you for this step towards an acquaintancy which I may hope some day to make more fully.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona i. xx. 243 I cannot call to mind that I have given you any right to presume on our acquaintancy.

1917 Nature-study Rev. Mar. 92 If every chronic hunter could have had a dose of..acquaintancy with a brood of young squirrels..there would be little need of a law to protect them.

1965 K. W. Bolle Persistence of Relig. vi. 114 We feel very much aligned with historians and philologists who do not take pride in their acquaintancy with theologians, if they have any at all.

2006 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 19 The five-goal front man is looking forward to renewing old acquaintancies at New Broomfield.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	acquaintancy
释义	acquaintancyn. Brit. /əˈkweɪnt(ə)nsi/, U.S. /əˈkweɪn(t)(ə)nsi/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: acquaintance n. Etymology: Alteration (with suffix substitution: see -ancy suffix) of acquaintance n. Compare earlier acquaintance n., acquaintanceship n., acquaintedness n. = acquaintanceship n. (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > state of being acquainted acquaintancec1230 knowledge1389 quaintancea1400 acquaintation1468 acquaintanceship1640 acquaintancy1855 1819 ‘D. Sangrado’ Lay of Graduate 40 Sauntering on, why sure, said I, There's one of mine acquaintancy! 1855 T. B. Salter Let. 25 June in C. Darwin Corr. (1989) V. 357 I was very happy to receive your letter &..I thank you for this step towards an acquaintancy which I may hope some day to make more fully. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Catriona i. xx. 243 I cannot call to mind that I have given you any right to presume on our acquaintancy. 1917 Nature-study Rev. Mar. 92 If every chronic hunter could have had a dose of..acquaintancy with a brood of young squirrels..there would be little need of a law to protect them. 1965 K. W. Bolle Persistence of Relig. vi. 114 We feel very much aligned with historians and philologists who do not take pride in their acquaintancy with theologians, if they have any at all. 2006 Evening Times (Glasgow) (Nexis) 21 Oct. 19 The five-goal front man is looking forward to renewing old acquaintancies at New Broomfield. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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