relationship vs acquaintance

acquaintance vs relationship

relationship and acquaintance both are nouns.

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

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

relationship: a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries
acquaintance: a relationship less intimate than friendship

Other hyponyms of relationship include account, business relationship, acquaintanceship, affiliation, association, tie-up, tie, assimilation, friendly relationship, friendship, membership, subjection, subjugation.

relationship (noun)	acquaintance (noun)
a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)	personal knowledge or information about someone or something
(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption	a person with whom you are acquainted
a state of connectedness between people (especially an emotional connection)	a relationship less intimate than friendship
a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

Difference between relationship and acquaintance

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