different between known vs acquainted

English

Etymology

From Middle English knowen, from Old English cn?wen (past participle).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??n/
• (General American) enPR: n?n, IPA^(key): /no?n/
• Homophones: none, noone (Australia, New Zealand, some dialects)

Adjective

known (comparative better known, superlative best known)

1. Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned.

   Antonym: unknown
2. Accepted, familiar, researched.

   Antonym: unknown

Alternative forms

• knowne (obsolete)

Hyponyms

Translations

Noun

known (plural knowns)

1. Any fact or situation which is known or familiar.

   You have to tell the knowns from the unknowns.

   • 2012, Thomas Dougherty, Antibiotic Discovery and Development (volume 1, page 39)

     The biological dereplication tool may identify major knowns in a mixture, but it may miss novel minor components.

2. (algebra) A constant or variable the value of which is already determined.

Verb

known

1. past participle of know

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??kwe?nt?d/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /??kwæ?nt?d/
• Hyphenation: ac?quaint?ed

Adjective

acquainted (comparative more acquainted, superlative most acquainted)

1. Personally known; familiar.
   • 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.

     Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds

Derived terms

• be acquainted with

Translations

Verb

acquainted

1. simple past tense and past participle of acquaint