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acquaintance vs schoolfellow

schoolfellow vs acquaintance

acquaintance and schoolfellow both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
acquaintance Yes No No No
schoolfellow Yes No No No
As nouns, schoolfellow is a hyponym of acquaintance; that is, schoolfellow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than acquaintance:
  • acquaintance: a person with whom you are acquainted
  • schoolfellow: an acquaintance that you go to school with
Other hyponyms of acquaintance include bunkmate, campmate, connection, end man, homeboy, messmate, pickup, class fellow, classmate, schoolmate.
acquaintance (noun) schoolfellow (noun)
personal knowledge or information about someone or something an acquaintance that you go to school with
a person with whom you are acquainted
a relationship less intimate than friendship
Difference between acquaintance and schoolfellow

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