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   familiar

   /fəˈmɪlɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. well known from long or close association: "their faces will be familiar to many of you"
   • ▪ often encountered or experienced; common: "the situation was all too familiar" Similar well knownknownrecognizedaccustomedcommoneverydayday-to-dayordinarycommonplacefrequenthabitualusualcustomaryrepeatedroutinestandardstockmundanerun-of-the-millconventionalhouseholddomesticcommon or gardengarden varietyinformal:bog-standardliterary:wontedOpposite unfamiliar
   • ▪ having a good knowledge of: "ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls"
   • 2. in close friendship; intimate: "she had not realized they were on such familiar terms" Similar closeintimatedearnearconfidentialbosomfriendlyneighbourlysociableamicableeasyinformal:pallychummymateybuddy-buddypalsy-walsythickthick as thieves
   • ▪ informal or intimate to an inappropriate degree: "he was being overly familiar with Gloria" Similar overfamiliarunduly familiarover-freepresumptuousdisrespectfulforwardboldimpudentimpertinentintrusivemaking passes atchatting upmaking advances towardsinformal:pushyOpposite formal

   noun

   • 1. a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal: "her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts"
   • 2. a close friend or associate.
   • 3. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘intimate’, ‘on a family footing’): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. familiarly adverb

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   What is a familiar word?

   • 1. commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight. 2. well-acquainted: to be familiar with a subject. 3. informal: to write in a familiar style. 4. closely personal: to be on familiar terms. 5. unduly intimate: The duchess complained of familiar servants. 6. domesticated; tame. 7. of or pertaining to a family or household. n.

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   What does it mean if someone is familiar to you?

   • If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well. They are already familiar faces on our TV screens. ...the familiar names of long-established local firms. Tony was unnerved by the uncanny familiarity of her face. If you are familiar with something, you know or understand it well.

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   • If someone or something is familiar to you, you recognize them or know them well. Her name sounds familiar to me. 11 meanings: 1. well-known; easily recognized 2. frequent or customary 3. acquainted 4. friendly; informal 5. close; intimate.... Click for more definitions.

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   • see have a familiar ring. Familiar, confidential, intimate suggest a long association between persons. Familiar means well-acquainted with another person: a familiar friend. Confidential suggests a sense of mutual trust that extends to the sharing of confidences and secrets: a confidential adviser.

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   • Familiar means well-acquainted with another person: a familiar friend. Confidential suggests a sense of mutual trust that extends to the sharing of confidences and secrets: a confidential adviser. Intimate suggests close acquaintance or connection, often based on interest, sympathy, or affection: intimate and affectionate letters.

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