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familiar
[ fuh-mil-yer ]
adjective
- 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; too personal; taking liberties; presuming:
The duchess disliked familiar servants.
Synonyms: ,
- domesticated; tame.
- of or relating to a family or household.
noun
- a familiar friend or associate.
- familiar spirit. Witchcraft and Demonology. a supernatural spirit or demon, often in the form of an animal, supposed to serve and aid a witch or other individual.
- Roman Catholic Church.
- an officer of the Inquisition, employed to arrest accused or suspected persons.
- a person who belongs to the household of the pope or of a bishop, rendering domestic though not menial service.
familiar
/ əˈɪɪə /
adjective
- well-known; easily recognized
a familiar figure
- frequent or customary
a familiar excuse
- postpositivefoll bywith acquainted
- friendly; informal
- close; intimate
- more intimate than is acceptable; presumptuous
- an archaic word for familial
noun
- Also calledfamiliar spirit a supernatural spirit often assuming animal form, supposed to attend and aid a witch, wizard, etc
- a person, attached to the household of the pope or a bishop, who renders service in return for support
- an officer of the Inquisition who arrested accused persons
- a friend or frequent companion
Derived Forms
- ڲˈԱ, noun
- ڲˈ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ڲ··· adverb
- ڲ···Ա noun
- ԴDz·ڲ·· adjective
- non·ڲ··· adverb
- ··ڲ·· adjective
- o·ver·ڲ··· adverb
- ·ڲ·· adjective
- pre·ڲ··· adverb
- ܲ·-ڲ·· adjective
- qua·si-ڲ··· adverb
- ܱ·ٰ·ڲ·· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of familiar1
Idioms and Phrases
see have a familiar ring .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Paramount’s board during an April 18 meeting agreed on parameters for a possible settlement with Trump, according to two people familiar with the discussions who were not authorized to comment.
Wylie‘s exit was “strictly a football decision,” according to a person familiar with the situation not authorized to speak publicly.
These will be familiar to many from the pandemic, when millions sent off swabs in the post to confirm whether they had Covid.
Can you describe All Up In My Grill a bit for any readers who aren't familiar with it?
Sources familiar with the investigation say much of the focus has been on whether an eight-acre blaze sparked by fireworks a week earlier that firefighters thought they had extinguished in the same area had reignited.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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