accointance

From Middle French, from Old French acointance.

• IPA^(key): /a.kwɛ̃.tɑ̃s/

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accointance f (plural accointances)

1. companionship, relationship

   Synonyms: liaison, fréquentation

   • 2005 September 19, Stéphanie Esposito, “Des candidats se préparent, d'autres s'annoncent”, in La Provence, →ISSN, page 9:

     Pas surprenant encore, vu les accointances (passées) du général avec Eric Zemmour pour la présidentielle de 2022.

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2. (usually in the plural) amorous relations

• “accointance”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

accointance f (plural accointances)

1. acquaintanceship
2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse

From Old French acointance.

accointance f (plural accointances)

1. (Jersey) acquaintance