familiar

fa·mil·iar  (f-mlyr)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French familier, from Latin familiris, domestic, from familia, family; see family.]

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fa·miliar·ly adv.

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familiar

Adjective

1. well-known

2. frequent or common: it was a familiar argument

3. familiar with well acquainted with

4. friendly and informal

5. more intimate than is acceptable

Noun

1. an animal or bird believed to share with a witch her supernatural powers

2. a friend [Latin familia family]

familiarly adv
familiarity n

Thesaurus

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 servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
	2.	familiar - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" companion, comrade, fellow, associate date, escort - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" 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 tovarich, tovarisch - a comrade (especially in Russian communism)
	3.	familiar - a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard familiar spirit 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" strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	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" conversant 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" intimate close - close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"

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familiar

adjective 1. well-known, household, everyday, recognized, common, stock, domestic, repeated, ordinary, conventional, routine, frequent, accustomed, customary, mundane, recognizable, common or garden (informal) << OPPOSITE unfamiliar

adjective 2. friendly, close, dear, intimate, confidential, amicable, chummy (informal) buddy-buddy (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. palsy-walsy (informal) << OPPOSITE formal

adjective 3. relaxed, open, easy, friendly, free, near, comfortable, intimate, casual, informal, amicable, cordial, free-and-easy, unreserved, unconstrained, unceremonious, hail-fellow-well-met

adjective 4. disrespectful, forward, bold, presuming, intrusive, presumptuous, impudent, overfamiliar, overfree 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

Translations

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familiar (= well-known); conocido; [tone] → de confianza;

to be familiar with [+ subject] → estar enterado de;

to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizarse con;

to be on familiar terms with sb → tener confianza con algn

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familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familier/ière;

to be familiar with sth → connaître qch;

to make o.s. familiar with sth → se familiariser avec qch;

to be on familiar terms with sb → bien connaître qn

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familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → vertraut;

(intimate) → vertraulich;

to be familiar with → vertraut sein mit;

to make o.s. familiar with sth → sich mit etw vertraut machen;

to be on familiar terms with sb → mit jdm auf vertrautem Fuß stehen

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familiar [fəˈmɪlɪəʳ] adj → familiare (= common); comune (= close); intimo/a;

to be familiar with [+ subject] → conoscere;

to make o.s. familiar with → familiarizzarsi con;

to be on familiar terms with → essere in confidenza con