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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
familiar
adj 1: well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure";
"familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: unfamiliar]
2: 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" [ant:
strange, unusual]
3: (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"
[syn: conversant(p), familiar(p)]
4: having mutual interests or affections; of established
friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an
intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar,
intimate]
n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a
pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
2: a friend who is frequently in the company of another;
"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion,
comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant
to a witch or wizard [syn: familiar, familiar spirit]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier,
fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]
1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds."
--Byron.
Syn: familial.
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2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion;
well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with
the Scriptures.
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3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate
friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In
loose, familiar strains." --Addison.
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Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak.
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4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a
familiar illustration.
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That war, or peace, or both at once, may be
As things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak.
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There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke.
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5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden.
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Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend
at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n.
1. An intimate; a companion.
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All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx.
10.
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2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak.
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3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in
the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending
and imprisoning the accused.
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Thesaurus Results for familiar:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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