familiar
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/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/
English
Definitions
noun
- An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.“The witch’s familiar was a black cat.”
- A member of one's family or household.
- A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
- A close friend.
adjective
- Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.“there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar”
- Acquainted.“I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears”
- Intimate or friendly.“we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar”
- Inappropriately intimate or friendly.“Don’t be familiar with me, boy!”
Related words
Synonyms
niggetacquaintedcheekyfreshimpudentclosefriendlyintimatepersonaloverfamiliarconversantinformedusualwell knownwell-knowneverydaycommonassociate