Definitions for familiar
fəˈmɪl yərfa·mil·iar

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

1. familiar(noun)

   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, associate(noun)

   a friend who is frequently in the company of another

   "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

3. familiar, familiar spirit(adj)

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

4. familiar(adj)

   well known or easily recognized

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

5. familiar(adj)

   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)(adj)

   (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, intimate(adj)

   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. familiar(Noun)

   A member of one's family or household.

2. familiar(Noun)

   A close friend.

3. familiar(Noun)

   An attendant spirit often in animal form.

   The witch's familiar was a black cat.

4. familiar(Adjective)

   Known to one.

   There's a familiar face.

5. familiar(Adjective)

   Acquainted.

   I'm not familiar with this system.

6. familiar(Adjective)

   Intimate or friendly.

   We are not on familiar terms.

7. familiar(Adjective)

   Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

   Don't be familiar with me, boy!

8. familiar(Adjective)

   Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

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

1. Familiar(adj)

   of or pertaining to a family; domestic

2. Familiar(adj)

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

3. Familiar(adj)

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

4. Familiar(adj)

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

5. Familiar(adj)

   improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate

6. Familiar(noun)

   an intimate; a companion

7. Familiar(noun)

   an attendant demon or evil spirit

8. Familiar(noun)

   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.

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

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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. Prince Charles:

   Be neither too remote nor too familiar.

2. Raymond Lindquist:

   Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.

3. William Shakespeare, "The Merry Wives of Windsor", Act 1 scene 1:

   It is a familiar beast to man, and signifies love.

4. Brad Moss:

   Judge Sullivan's certainly familiar with going rogue.

5. Houston Mayor Annise Parker:

   This is a situation that Houstonians should be familiar with.

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