- a variation of acquaintance.
acquaintanceship
Example Sentences
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The text excludes “casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 21, 2022
Should I let him know how much his invitation meant to me, or should I just let this acquaintanceship be what it is?
From Slate ● May 7, 2018
"There was no impropriety whatsoever in my acquaintanceship with Miss Keeler."
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2017
I've never figured out how to handle this without either hurting feelings/ending an otherwise pleasant acquaintanceship or getting stuck spending my time in a way I don't want to.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2016
Remote cousins and family friends whom mere acquaintanceship invested with a sort of blood obligation noblesse oblige.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
