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   Fa·mil·iar

   /fəˈmilyər/

   

   adjective

   • 1. well known from long or close association: "their faces will be familiar to many of you"
   • ▪ often encountered or experienced; common: "the situation was all too familiar" Similar well knownknownrecognizedaccustomedcommoneverydayday-to-dayordinarycommonplacefrequenthabitualusualcustomaryrepeatedroutinestandardstockmundanerun-of-the-millconventionalhouseholddomesticcommon or gardengarden varietyinformal:bog-standardliterary:wontedOpposite unfamiliar
   • ▪ having a good knowledge of: "ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls"
   • 2. in close friendship; intimate: "she had not realized they were on such familiar terms" Similar closeintimatedearnearconfidentialbosomfriendlyneighborlysociableamicableeasyinformal:pallychummymateybuddy-buddypalsy-walsythickthick as thieves
   • ▪ informal to an inappropriate degree: "he was being overly familiar with Gloria" Similar overfamiliarunduly familiarover-freepresumptuousdisrespectfulforwardboldimpudentimpertinentintrusivemaking passes atchatting upmaking advances towardinformal:pushyOpposite formal

   noun

   • 1. a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal: "her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts"
   • 2. a close friend or associate.
   • 3. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘intimate’, ‘on a family footing’): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. familiarly adverb

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   familiar meaning: 1. easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc before: 2. to know about something or…. Learn more.

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   familiar. adjective. These are words and phrases related to familiar. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of familiar. The boy and his pony are a familiar pair around town. Synonyms. often encountered. well-known. known. seen frequently. generally seen. frequent. habitual. commonplace. ordinary.

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   commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight. well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject. informal; easygoing; unceremonious; unconstrained: to write in a familiar style. closely intimate or personal: a familiar friend; to be on familiar terms. unduly intimate;