acquaintance
noun ac·quain·tance \ə-ˈkwān-tən(t)s\
: someone who is known but who is not a close friend
: the state of knowing someone in a personal or social way : the state of knowing someone as an acquaintance
: knowledge about something
Examples of ACQUAINTANCE
She ran into an old acquaintance at the grocery store.
our family is close acquaintance with our neighbors
He seemed cold at first, but on closer acquaintance I realized that he was just shy.
While he has some acquaintance with the subject, he is not an expert.
taken from: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquaintance
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