acquaintance vs connection

connection vs acquaintance

acquaintance and connection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
acquaintance	Yes	No	No	No
connection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, connection is a hyponym of acquaintance; that is, connection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquaintance:

acquaintance: a person with whom you are acquainted
connection: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

Other hyponyms of acquaintance include bunkmate, campmate, end man, homeboy, messmate, pickup, class fellow, classmate, schoolfellow, schoolmate.

acquaintance (noun)	connection (noun)
personal knowledge or information about someone or something	the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
a person with whom you are acquainted	shifting from one form of transportation to another
a relationship less intimate than friendship	an instrumentality that connects
	the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
	a supplier (especially of narcotics)
	(usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
	a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
	a connecting shape
	the state of being connected

Difference between acquaintance and connection

Words related to "connection"

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