Definition of "acquaintanceship" []

• The state of being acquainted; acquaintance. (noun)
• An acquaintance. (noun)

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• "And even while he is speaking to us, though the length of our acquaintanceship is short, we detect an unwonted relaxation in his manner, a confidence that has found understanding and seeks to lay itself bare."
• "Thus they soon dropped the idea of acquaintanceship, and began to think of him as friend, and there you have in a word the secret of his wide influence."
• "Also, I wanted to develop some kind of acquaintanceship, not friendship, get to know something about them, personally, and work my way into being able to invite them to having dinner, or a drink, or something that would not seem so suggestive as to hiring them for their services."