FAMILIAR

familiar, intimate

(adjective) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; “on familiar terms”; “pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders”

familiar

(adjective) well known or easily recognized; “a familiar figure”; “familiar songs”; “familiar guests”

familiar

(adjective) within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; “familiar ordinary objects found in every home”; “a familiar everyday scene”; “a familiar excuse”; “a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences”

familiar, conversant(p)

(adjective) (usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly; “conversant with business trends”; “familiar with the complex machinery”; “he was familiar with those roads”

familiar, familiar spirit

(noun) a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate

(noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another; “drinking companions”; “comrades in arms”

familiar

(noun) a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

familiar (comparative more familiar, superlative most familiar)

Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.

Acquainted.

Intimate or friendly.

Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

Synonyms

• (acquainted): acquainted

• (intimate, friendly): close, friendly, intimate, personal

• (inappropriately intimate or friendly): cheeky, fresh, impudent

Antonyms

• (known to one): unfamiliar, unknown

• (acquainted): unacquainted

• (intimate): cold, cool, distant, impersonal, standoffish, unfriendly

Noun

familiar (plural familiars)

An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.

A member of a pope's or bishop's household.

(obsolete) A close friend.

(historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.

Synonyms

• nigget

Source: Wiktionary

Fa*mil`iar, a. Etym: [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]

1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds." Byron.

2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.

3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." Addison. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak.

4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us. Shak. There is nothing more familiar than this. Locke.

5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. Camden. Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. 1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.

Fa*mil"iar, n.

1. An intimate; a companion. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx. 10.

2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. Shak.

3. (Court of Inquisition)

Definition: A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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