fa·mil·iar (f -m l yr)adj. 1. Often encountered or seen. See Synonyms at common. 2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted: was familiar with those roads. 3. Of established friendship; intimate: on familiar terms. 4. Natural and unstudied; informal: lectured in a familiar style. 5. Taking undue liberties; presumptuous: Students should not be familiar toward an instructor. 6. Familial. 7. Domesticated; tame. Used of animals. n. 1. A close friend or associate. 2. An attendant spirit, often taking animal form. 3. One who performs domestic service in the household of a high official. 4. A person who frequents a place. [Middle English, from Old French familier, from Latin famili  ris, domestic, from familia, family; see family.]fa·mil iar·ly adv. |
familiar [fəˈmɪlɪə]
adj
1. well-known; easily recognized a familiar figure
2. frequent or customary a familiar excuse
3. (postpositive; foll by with) acquainted
4. friendly; informal
5. close; intimate
6. more intimate than is acceptable; presumptuous
7. an archaic word for familial
n
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Also called familiar spirit a supernatural spirit often assuming animal form, supposed to attend and aid a witch, wizard, etc.
2. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) a person, attached to the household of the pope or a bishop, who renders service in return for support
3. (Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) an officer of the Inquisition who arrested accused persons
4. a friend or frequent companion
[from Latin familiāris domestic, from familia family]
familiarly adv
familiarness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  familiar - a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support |
| 2. |  familiar - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" playfellow, playmate - a companion at play | |
| 3. | familiar - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard disembodied spirit, spirit - any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings | |
| Adj. | 1. | familiar - well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" unfamiliar - not known or well known; "a name unfamiliar to most"; "be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings" |
| 2. | familiar - 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" | |
| 3. | familiar - (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" informed - having much knowledge or education; "an informed public"; "informed opinion"; "the informed customer" | |
| 4. | familiar - having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
familiar
adjective
1. well-known, household, everyday, recognized, common, stock, domestic, repeated, ordinary, conventional, routine, frequent, accustomed, customary, mundane, recognizable, common or garden (informal) They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.
well-known unusual, unknown, unfamiliar, uncommon, infrequent, unaccustomed
well-known unusual, unknown, unfamiliar, uncommon, infrequent, unaccustomed
2. friendly, close, dear, intimate, confidential, amicable, chummy (informal), buddy-buddy (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), palsy-walsy (informal) the old familiar relationship
friendly cold, formal, distant, detached, aloof, unfriendly
friendly cold, formal, distant, detached, aloof, unfriendly
3. relaxed, open, easy, friendly, free, near, comfortable, intimate, casual, informal, amicable, cordial, free-and-easy, unreserved, unconstrained, unceremonious, hail-fellow-well-met the comfortable, familiar atmosphere
4. disrespectful, forward, bold, presuming, intrusive, presumptuous, impudent, overfamiliar, overfree The driver of that taxi-cab seemed to me familiar to the point of impertinence.
familiar with acquainted with, aware of, introduced to, conscious of, at home with, no stranger to, informed about, abreast of, knowledgeable about, versed in, well up in, proficient in, conversant with, on speaking terms with, in the know about, au courant with, au fait with only too familiar with the problems
Translations
familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] ADJ
1. (= well-known) [face, person, place] → conocido, familiar
his voice sounds familiar → me suena(familiar)su voz
it doesn't sound familiar → no me suena
to be on familiar ground (fig) → estar en su elemento, dominar la materia
his voice sounds familiar → me suena(familiar)su voz
it doesn't sound familiar → no me suena
to be on familiar ground (fig) → estar en su elemento, dominar la materia
2. (= common) [experience, complaint, event] → corriente, común
it's a familiar feeling → es un sentimiento común
it's a familiar feeling → es un sentimiento común
3. (= well-acquainted) to be familiar with → estar familiarizado con, conocer
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizarse con
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizarse con
4. (= intimate) [tone of voice etc] → íntimo, de confianza; [language etc] → familiar (pej) (= over-intimate) → fresco, que se toma demasiadas confianzas
to be on familiar terms with sb → tener confianza con algn
he got too familiar → se tomó demasiadas confianzas
to be on familiar terms with sb → tener confianza con algn
he got too familiar → se tomó demasiadas confianzas
familiar [fəˈmɪljər] adj
(= well-known) [person, voice, place, surroundings] → familier/ière
a familiar face → un visage familier
a familiar figure → un personnage bien connu
She's a familiar figure at the races
BUT C'est une habituée des courses.
to be a familiar sight → être bien connu(e)
to be familiar to sb → être connu(e) de qn
a familiar face → un visage familier
a familiar figure → un personnage bien connu
She's a familiar figure at the races
BUT C'est une habituée des courses.
to be a familiar sight → être bien connu(e)
to be familiar to sb → être connu(e) de qn
(= acquainted) to be familiar with sth → bien connaître qch
I'm familiar with his work → Je connais bien ses œuvres.
to make o.s. familiar with sth → se familiariser avec qch
to be on familiar terms with sb → avoir des relations cordiales avec qn
I'm familiar with his work → Je connais bien ses œuvres.
to make o.s. familiar with sth → se familiariser avec qch
to be on familiar terms with sb → avoir des relations cordiales avec qn
(= informal) [language, tone] → familier/ière
to be too familiar with sb → se montrer trop familier envers qn
to be too familiar with sb → se montrer trop familier envers qn
familiar
adj
(= usual, well-known) surroundings, sight, scene → gewohnt, vertraut; figure, voice → vertraut; street, person, feeling → bekannt; phrase, title, song → geläufig, bekannt; complaint, event, protest → häufig; (= customary) form, course, pattern → üblich; his face is familiar → das Gesicht ist mir bekannt; surrounded by familiar faces → von vertrauten Gesichtern umgeben; the problems are all too familiar → die Probleme sind nur allzu vertraut; to be/seem familiar to somebody → jdm bekannt sein/vorkommen; it looks very familiar → es kommt mir sehr bekannt vor; to sound familiar → sich bekannt anhören (to sb jdm); that sounds familiar → das habe ich doch schon mal gehört; to be on familiar ground → Bescheid wissen; to follow a familiar pattern (visit) → $fan outwie gewohnt verlaufen; (negotiations) → den gewohnten Verlauf nehmen; (interview) → wie üblich ablaufen
(= conversant) I am familiar with the word/the town → das Wort/die Stadt ist mir bekannt or (more closely) → vertraut; I’m not familiar with computer language → ich bin mit der Computersprache nicht vertraut; are you familiar with these modern techniques? → wissen Sie über diese modernen Techniken Bescheid?; is he familiar with our customs? → ist er mit unseren Bräuchen vertraut?; to make somebody familiar with something → jdn mit etw vertraut machen
(= friendly) tone → familiär; greeting → freundschaftlich; gesture → familiär, vertraulich; (= overfriendly) → familiär, plumpvertraulich; the familiar form of address → die Anrede für Familie und Freunde, die vertraute Anrede; to be on familiar terms with somebody → mit jdm auf vertrautem Fuß stehen; we’re all on pretty familiar terms → wir haben ein ziemlich ungezwungenes Verhältnis zueinander; familiar language → Umgangssprache f; familiar expressions → umgangssprachliche Ausdrücke pl; they’re not the kind of people one wishes to become too familiar with → mit solchen Leuten möchte man sich nicht unbedingt näher einlassen
familiar [fəˈmɪljəʳ] adj
familiar [fəˈmɪljəʳ] adj
a. (well-known, face, person, place) → conosciuto/a, familiare; (common, experience, complaint, event) → comune
her face looks familiar → la sua faccia non mi è nuova
to be on familiar ground (fig) → trovarsi sul proprio terreno
her face looks familiar → la sua faccia non mi è nuova
to be on familiar ground (fig) → trovarsi sul proprio terreno
b. (well-acquainted) to be familiar (with sb/sth) → conoscere bene (qn/qc)
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
c. (language) → familiare; (intimate, tone of voice) → di eccessiva confidenza
to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con
to get too familiar with sb (pej) → prendersi troppa confidenza con qn
to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con
to get too familiar with sb (pej) → prendersi troppa confidenza con qn
familiar [fəˈmɪljəʳ] adj
a. (well-known, face, person, place) → conosciuto/a, familiare; (common, experience, complaint, event) → comune
her face looks familiar → la sua faccia non mi è nuova
to be on familiar ground (fig) → trovarsi sul proprio terreno
her face looks familiar → la sua faccia non mi è nuova
to be on familiar ground (fig) → trovarsi sul proprio terreno
b. (well-acquainted) to be familiar (with sb/sth) → conoscere bene (qn/qc)
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con, acquistare dimestichezza con
c. (language) → familiare; (intimate, tone of voice) → di eccessiva confidenza
to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con
to get too familiar with sb (pej) → prendersi troppa confidenza con qn
to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con
to get too familiar with sb (pej) → prendersi troppa confidenza con qn
adj familiar [fəˈmiljə]
1 well-known The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me). bekend مَألوف познат (důvěrně) známý, důvěrný velkendt vertraut γνωστός, γνώριμος conocido, familiar tuttav(lik) آشنا tuttu familier מוּכָּר जाना-माना poznat (jól) ismert tidak asing, dikenal kunnuglegur familiare なじんだ 잘 알려진 pažįstamas, žinomas pazīstams tidak asing bekend velkjent, vant znany bem conhecido/familiar familiar, cunoscut знакомый dôverne známy; dôverný znan poznat bekant ที่เป็นที่รู้จัก tanıdık 熟悉的 близький, знайомий مانوس quen thuộc 熟悉的
2 (withwith) knowing about Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare? bekend, vertroud مُطَّلِعٌ على، ذو مَعْرِفَةٍ ب запознат obeznámený bekendt; fortrolig vertraut εξοικειωμένος, γνώστης familiarizado con tuttav مطلع به؛ وارد در tutustunut familier (avec) בָּקִי ב- परिचित upoznat, upućen u nešto jártas vmiben mengetahui vel að sér í familiare con 精通している 정통한 susipažinęs labi zināms mengetahui bekend fortrolig/kjent med, inne i, bevandret i obeznany versado (em) familiarizat (cu) знакомый oboznámený seznanjen upoznat bekant med, bevandrad i, förtrogen med ที่รู้จัก bilen, tanıyan 通曉 добре обізнаний, поінформований کسی چیز سے مانوس quen thuộc 通晓
3 too friendly You are much too familiar with my wife! familiêr, eie, vrypostig وَدود، يَتَخَطّى حُدود اللياقَه фамилиарен intimní familiær; intim vertraut υπερβολικά οικείος íntimo familiaarne بیش از حد خودمانی tuttavallinen familier יְדִיְדוּתִי घनिष्ठता prisan bizalmas terlalu akrab ágengur, nærgöngull familiare なれなれしい 지나치게 친하게 구는 familiarus tuvs; familiārs terlalu akrab gemeenzaam fortrolig, intim poufały atrevido (prea) intim фамильярный intímny domač blizak påflugen ที่สนิทสนม senli benli, lâubali 過份親密 фамільярний, безцеремонний بہت زیادہ مانوس suồng sã 过份亲密
adv faˈmiliarly
vertroulik بِصورَة مَألوفَه познато důvěrně, známě familiært vertraut οικεία familiarmente tuttavlikult بطور خودمانی tuttavallisesti familièrement בידידות घनिष्ठता prisno, upoznato bizalmasan sangat mengenal kunnuglega familiarmente なれなれしく 친하게 familiariai familiāri dengan tidak asing lagi gemeenzaam velkjent, fortrolig, intimt poufale familiarmente familiar фамильярно dôverne zaupno, domače poznato bekant, förtroligt อย่างคุ้นเคย dostça 熟悉 близько, звичайно مانسیت کے ساتھ thân mật; thân tình 熟悉
n faˌmiliˈarity [-liˈӕ-]
1 the state of being familiar I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life. vertroudheid, bekendheid, gemeensaamheid إلْمام بِ، حُسْن إطِّلاع عَلى запознатост obeznámenost fortrolighed die Vertrautheit οικειότητα familiaridad tundmine آشنایی tuntemus familiarité בְּקִיאוּת हेलमेल upućenost, upoznatost s jártasság keakraban það að þekkja vel til familiarità よく知っていること 친밀함 nusimanymas laba pārzināšana pengetahuan bekendheid fortrolighet znajomość familiaridade familiaritate близкое знакомство oboznámenosť poznavanje upućenost förtrogenhet ความคุ้นเคย tanıma, bilme 熟悉 обізнаність مانوسیت sự hiểu biết rõ về cái gì 熟悉
2 an act of (too) friendly behaviour You must not allow such familiarities. eieheid أُلْفَه، دالَّه، تَجاوُز اللياقَه фамилиарност důvěrnost familiaritet die Vertraulichkeit υπερβολική οικειότητα familiaridad familiaarsus صمیمیت tuttavallisuus familiarité קִרבָה יְתֵרָה घनिष्ठता prisnost, bliskost bizalmaskodás keakraban kumpánlegheit, óformlegheit familiarità なれなれしさ 치근대는 행위 familiarumas familiaritāte keakraban gemeenzaamheid nærgåenhet, taktløshet poufałość familiaridade/intimidade, confiança familiaritate фамильярность dôvernosť zaupnost prisnost förtrolighet, påflugenhet การแสดงออกที่สนิทสนม(เกินไป) lâubalilik 親暱 фамільярність بہت دوستانہ ہونے کا عمل sự suồng sã 亲昵
v faˈmiliarize, faˈmiliarise
(withwith) to make something well known to (someone) You must familiarize yourself with the rules. vertroud maak, gemeensaam maak يَطَّلِع عَلى، يُلِمُّ بِ запознавам (се) seznámit (se) gøre bekendt med vertraut machen εξοικειώνω κπ. με κτ. familiarizarse con tutvustama, tutvuma آشنا کردن tutustua familiariser (avec) לַעֲשוֹתוֹ בָּקִי परिचित होना upoznati pobliže megismertet membiasakan kynna (sér eða e-m) familiarizzare, familiarizzarsi なじませる 익숙해지다 supažindinti iepazīties (ar kaut ko) membiasakan bekend maken gjøre (seg) kjent med, sette (seg) inn i zapoznać się (z) familiarizar(-se) a (se) familiariza (cu) ознакомить(ся) zoznámiť sa seznaniti (se s čim) upoznati se göra sig bekant med ทำให้คุ้นเคย; ทำให้เคยชิน alıştırmak 使熟悉 знайомити واقف بنانا làm cho ai có được sự hiểu biết đầy đủ về cái gì 使熟悉
n faˌmiliariˈzation, faˌmiliariˈsation
die vertroud maak/ raak إطلاع على запознаване seznámení det at gøre sig bekendt med die Gewöhnung εξοικείωση familiarización tutvustamine آشنایی؛ آشنا سازی perehdyttäminen accoutumance (à) גְרִימַת הַכָּרָה מִקָרוֹב परिचय pobliže upoznavanje, megismertetés pengenalan það að kynnast e-u, eða venjast il familiarizzare なじむこと 익숙케 함, 일반화 supažindinimas iepazīšana; iepazīšanās kebiasaan het zich eigen maken det å bli fortrolig med zaznajomienie familiarização deprindere (cu) ознакомление zoznámenie sa (s) navajanje (na kaj) upoznavanje bekantgörande, tillvänjning การทำให้คุ้นเคย; การทำให้เคยชิน alış(tır)ma 熟悉 ознайомлення مانوسیت پیدا کرنے کا عمل sự phổ biến 熟悉
familiar → مألوف známý bekendt bekannt οικείος familiar tuttu familier poznat familiare よく知られている 잘 알려져 있는 bekend fortrolig znajomy familiar знакомый förtrolig คุ้นเคย bildik quen thuộc 熟悉的
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