Definitions for familiar
fəˈmɪl yərfa·mil·iar

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. familiarnoun

   a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

2. companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associatenoun

   a friend who is frequently in the company of another

   "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

3. familiar, familiar spiritadjective

   a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

4. familiaradjective

   well known or easily recognized

   "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

5. familiaradjective

   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"

6. conversant(p), familiar(p)adjective

   (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"

7. familiar, intimateadjective

   having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

   "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. familiarnoun

   A member of one's family or household.

2. familiarnoun

   A close friend.

3. familiarnoun

   An attendant spirit often in animal form.

   The witch's familiar was a black cat.

4. familiaradjective

   Known to one.

   There's a familiar face.

5. familiaradjective

   Acquainted.

   I'm not familiar with this system.

6. familiaradjective

   Intimate or friendly.

   We are not on familiar terms.

7. familiaradjective

   Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

   Don't be familiar with me, boy!

8. familiaradjective

   Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Familiaradjective

   of or pertaining to a family; domestic

2. Familiaradjective

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

3. Familiaradjective

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

4. Familiaradjective

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

5. Familiaradjective

   improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate

6. Familiarnoun

   an intimate; a companion

7. Familiarnoun

   an attendant demon or evil spirit

8. Familiarnoun

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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Familiar

   fa-mil′yar, adj. well acquainted or intimate: showing the manner of an intimate: free: unceremonious: having a thorough knowledge of: well known or understood: private, domestic: common, plain.—n. one well or long acquainted: a spirit or demon supposed to attend an individual at call: a member of a pope's or bishop's household: the officer of the Inquisition who arrested the suspected.—v.t. Famil′iarise, to make thoroughly acquainted: to accustom: to make easy by practice or study.—n. Familiar′ity, intimate acquaintanceship: freedom from constraint: any unusual or unwarrantable freedom in act or speech toward another, acts of license—usually in pl.—adv. Famil′iarly. [O. Fr. familier—L. familiaris, from familia, a family.]

CrunchBase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Familiar

   Familiar turns your computer into a social picture frame programmed by your closest friends and family. Familiar brings photos directly to your screen, blending elements of the picture frame and slideshow to personalize your screen with life’s cherished moments. Mom and Dad, aunts and uncles, brothers and sisters can all get connected on Familiar so their screensaver is personalized with the best family photos.

Matched Categories

1. • Friend
   • Servant

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'familiar' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1810

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'familiar' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2757

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'familiar' in Adjectives Frequency: #236

How to pronounce familiar?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say familiar in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of familiar in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of familiar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of familiar in a Sentence

1. Ben Carson The neurosurgeon:

   Praying for #WalterScott's family. Heartbreaking too familiar. We can do better - rebuild trust, reform justice system, respect all lives.

2. Donald Trump:

   There are a number of links between the real estate tycoon’s political operation and the Make America Great Again PAC. Mike Ciletti, a Colorado-based operative who told Politico in August that Mike Ciletti is a consultant for the super PAC … The Donald Trump campaign has paid Ciletti’s printing firm since April, with the most recently reported payment on Sept. 18 … In one of several interviews with The Washington Post, Corey Lewandowski Fox News First denied knowing Mike Ciletti or anyone connected to the super PAC. ‘ I don’t know Mike Ciletti, ’ Corey Lewandowski said. Two days later, when confronted with the campaign’s payments to Ciletti’s firm, Corey Lewandowski acknowledged Mike Ciletti was familiar with Ciletti. ‘ I know a lot of people, ’ Mike Ciletti said. ‘ I know of Mike Ciletti. ’ After being pressed for more details, Mike Ciletti hung up.

3. Mary Norine Walsh:

   They’re user-friendly and easily taken off the wall or from their location, and they definitely save lives when used in time, but it’s very important to be familiar with them in general, and to know where exactly you can find them in an emergency.

4. Joe Darby:

   He's familiar, he doesn't wait until an election year to show his face.

5. Kristyn Brandi:

   The pill and sterilization are our oldest forms of birth control and women are more familiar with them, so many women use what they are familiar with. However, as newer devices come unto the market and become popular, that may change.

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