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Type Words
Synonyms conversant
Derivation familiarity


familiar with the complex machinery.
he was familiar with those roads.
Type Words
Synonyms intimate
Derivation familiarity


on familiar terms.
Type Words
Synonyms familiar spirit
Type of spirit, disembodied spirit
Type Words
Synonyms associate, companion, comrade, fellow
Type of friend
Has types escort, tovarisch, date, playfellow, playmate, tovarich
Type Words
Type of retainer, servant
Type Words
Derivation familiarity


a familiar figure.
familiar songs.
familiar guests.
Type Words
Derivation familiarity


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.

Examples of familiar

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The failure to agree resulted in two by-now familiar reactions by the eurocracy.
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However, to many of the nation's oldest residents, it may seem bleakly familiar.
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Together with sister Janet Ganem, Mrs. Michael was a familiar face at the Sheik.
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Some executives familiar with similar labels say that revenue level sounds high.
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One clear indication of this is the reworking of the familiar four Palm buttons.
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As training camp opened, Arniel pledged to return Pahlsson to his familiar role.
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If you're not familiar with mountain bike sizing, the numbers can be misleading.
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The first half of the program includes two artists who are familiar to New York.
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Visitors familiar with Solomon's art will find her working with a new authority.
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More examples
  • Well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"
  • A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
  • Companion: a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
  • 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"
  • A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
  • Conversant(p): (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"
  • In European folklore and folk-belief of the Mediaeval and Early Modern periods, familiar spirits, sometimes referred to simply as familiars, were supernatural entities that were believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic. ...
  • The Familiar is the forty-first book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is known to have been ghostwritten by Ellen Geroux. It is narrated by Jake.
  • The Familiar is a horror/comedy short film starring Torrance Coombs, Paul Hubbard and Rachel Sehl. It centers around a naive vampire fan who becomes the personal assistant to a belligerent vampire. ...