What does familiar mean in English? Meaning of familiar definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "familiar": a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
Noun
Meaning: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for supportSynonyms: familiarHypernyms: retainer
servantMeaning of "familiar": well known or easily recognized
Adjective
Meaning: well known or easily recognizedExample: a familiar figure
familiar songs
familiar guestsSynonyms: familiarAntonyms: unfamiliarSimilar: acquainted
beaten
long-familiar
old
well-knownAlso see: knownMeaning of "familiar": a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Noun
Meaning: a friend who is frequently in the company of anotherExample: drinking companions
comrades in armsSynonyms: associate
companion
comrade
familiar
fellowHyponyms: date
escort
playfellow
playmate
tovarich
tovarischHypernyms: friendMeaning of "familiar": within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
Adjective
Meaning: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strangeExample: familiar ordinary objects found in every home
a familiar everyday scene
a familiar excuse
a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiencesSynonyms: familiarAntonyms: strange
unusualSimilar: common
common or garden
everyday
usualMeaning of "familiar": a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
Noun
Meaning: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizardSynonyms: familiar
familiar spiritHypernyms: disembodied spirit
spiritMeaning of "familiar": (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
Adjective
Meaning: (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughlyExample: conversant with business trends
familiar with the complex machinery
he was familiar with those roadsSynonyms: conversant
familiarSimilar: informedMeaning of "familiar": having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
Adjective
Meaning: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendshipExample: on familiar terms
pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slandersSynonyms: familiar
intimateSimilar: closeAdjective: Known to one. 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8845: Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, The Economist, volume 408, number 8845: Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.Acquainted. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, The China Governess[1]: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad. I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, The China Governess[1]: The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.Intimate or friendly. we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar Shakespeare Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.Shakespeare Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.Inappropriately intimate or friendly. Don’t be familiar with me, boy! (Can we find and add a quotation of Camden to this entry?)Of or pertaining to a family; familial. Byron familiar feudsByron familiar feudsSynonyms:
simple, mundane, usual, intimate, commonplace, natural, homespun, plain, household, domestic, routine, ordinary, native, stock, accustomed, conventional, customary, everyday, frequent, habitual, humble, informal, known, matter-of-fact, old hat, prosaic, proverbial, repeated, unceremonious, unsophisticated, wonted, recognizable, garden variety, workaday, aware, acquainted, conversant, savvy, versant, abreast, au courant, au fait, cognizant, conscious, informed, introduced, mindful, with it, up, apprised, at home with, grounded, in on, in the know, kept posted, no stranger to, plugged in, tuned in, up on, versed in, well up in, intimate, easy, comfortable, cordial, wise, cozy, free, forward, snug, sociable, dear, close, thick, open, smart, affable, amicable, chummy, confidential, fresh, genial, gracious, impudent, informal, intrusive, near, neighborly, nervy, obtrusive, officious, palsy-walsy, presuming, presumptuous, sassy, tight, unceremonious, unreserved, relaxed, unconstrained, palsy, buddy-buddy, free-and-easy,
Antonyms:
unusual, abnormal, extraordinary, industrial, alien, undistinguished, unknown, unremarkable, ignorant, unacquainted, aloof, unfriendly, uncommon, different, business, foreign, original, new, strange, unfamiliar, unknowledgeable, cold, cool, distant, reserved, unapproachable, ignorant, undistinguished, unknown, unremarkable, unacquainted, aloof, unfriendly, foreign, new, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unknowledgeable, cold, cool, distant, reserved, unapproachable, unfriendly, unsociable, stupid, unintelligent, undistinguished, unknown, unremarkable, ignorant, unacquainted, aloof, unhappy, cool, uncomfortable, loose, foreign, new, strange, uncommon, unfamiliar, unknowledgeable, cold, distant, reserved, unapproachable,
