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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 51Թ 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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of familiar1
Idioms and Phrases
see have a familiar ring .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Sources familiar with the investigation say much of the focus has been on whether an 8-acre blaze sparked by fireworks a week earlier that firefighters thought they had extinguished in the same area had reignited.
That defiance has become a familiar theme in the world's second-biggest economy, which is bracing itself for another turbulent Trump presidency.
On Wednesday afternoon a US source familiar with the talks criticised Ukraine for seeking to re-open some terms that had already been agreed upon over the weekend.
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.
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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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