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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

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;
- Example: "drinking companions"
- Example: "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]


ADJECTIVE (4)

1. well known or easily recognized;
- Example: "a familiar figure"
- Example: "familiar songs"
- Example: "familiar guests"

2. within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange;
- Example: "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"
- Example: "a familiar everyday scene"
- Example: "a familiar excuse"
- Example: "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

3. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly;
- Example: "conversant with business trends"
- Example: "familiar with the complex machinery"
- Example: "he was familiar with those roads"
[syn: conversant(p), familiar(p)]

4. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
- Example: "on familiar terms"
- Example: "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
[syn: familiar, intimate]



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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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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WordNet (r) 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]