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What is another word for nodding acquaintance?

Pronunciation: [nˈɒdɪŋ ɐkwˈe͡ɪntəns] (IPA)

Nodding acquaintance, a phrase commonly used to describe a casual acquaintance or someone you know only in passing, can be described using several synonyms. Some of the most common synonyms include "casual acquaintance," "peripheral friend," "associate," "acquaintance," "familiar face," or simply "someone I know." Each of these phrases conveys a similar meaning to nodding acquaintance and describes a relationship with someone that is not necessarily close or intimate. While nodding acquaintance suggests a level of familiarity that is limited mostly to acknowledging the other person's presence with a nod, these synonyms provide a broader description of the relationship between two people who know each other only slightly.
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What are the hypernyms for Nodding acquaintance?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

  • Other hypernyms:

    recognition, passing acquaintance, passing familiarity, passing knowledge, recognition of familiarity, social acquaintance, superficial acquaintance, superficial relationship.

Famous quotes with Nodding acquaintance

  • Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
    Charles Caleb Colton
  • A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.
    Edgar Watson Howe
  • The nice thing about quotes is that they give us a nodding acquaintance with the originator which is often socially impressive.
    Kenneth Williams
  • I was officially advised that during the long vacation it might be profitable to attain at least a nodding acquaintance with the curriculum, and thus stave off the already likely possibility that I would receive a degree classified so low it would be tantamount to a certificate of mental disability.
    Clive James

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