familiar

Speech parts

1. familiar - Noun

2. familiar - Adjective

3. familiar - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

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

Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible.

Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration.

Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate.

An intimate; a companion.

An attendant demon or evil spirit.

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

intimate close conversant acquainted comrade known fellow well-known friendly associate companion accustomed musketeer pally pert
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Antonyms

unfamiliar unacquainted cold distant strange unfriendly
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Hypernyms

friend spirit servant retainer disembodied spirit

Hyponyms

date escort playmate playfellow tovarich tovarisch

Phrases with the word

familiar with become familiar on familiar ground acutely familiar familiar name make familiar with

Examples

With the eye in a natural state sight follows necessarily ... In the same way the life of blessedness is as a familiar second nature to those who have kept clear the senses of the soul. Gregory of Nyssa

The simplest schoolboy is now familiar with truths for which Archimedes would have sacrificed his life. Ernest Renan

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang

Be as familiar with observation as you are with the place you live. Maasai Proverb

No worst pestilence than a familiar enemy. English Proverb

Nothing worse than a familiar enemy. Romanian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

familial vessel familiality familially familiar blanket familiar cat familiar doctor