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familiar definition
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Grep of noun familiar familiar familiar spirit familiarisation familiarity familiarization Overview of noun familiar The noun familiar has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. familiar -- (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 -- (a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms") 3. familiar, familiar spirit -- (a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard) Overview of adj familiar The adj familiar has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) familiar -- (well known or easily recognized; not unfamiliar; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests") 2. (2) familiar -- (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") 3. (1) conversant, familiar -- ((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") 4. familiar, intimate -- (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders") Antonyms of adj familiar 4 senses of familiar Sense 1 familiar (vs. unfamiliar) unfamiliar (vs. familiar) => strange, unknown => unacquainted(prenominal), unacquainted with(prenominal), unfamiliar with(prenominal) Sense 2 familiar (vs. strange) strange (vs. familiar), unusual => antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque => crazy => curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => eerie, eery => exotic => freaky => gothic => oddish => other => quaint => quaint => weird Sense 3 conversant(prenominal), familiar(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA informed) -> uninformed Sense 4 familiar, intimate INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Similarity of adj familiar 4 senses of familiar Sense 1 familiar (vs. unfamiliar) => acquainted(prenominal), acquainted with(prenominal), familiar with(prenominal) => beaten(postnominal) => long-familiar, well-known(postnominal), well known(prenominal) => old(postnominal) Also See-> known#1 Sense 2 familiar (vs. strange) => everyday => common, usual Sense 3 conversant(prenominal), familiar(prenominal) => informed (vs. uninformed) Sense 4 familiar, intimate => close (vs. distant) Attributes of adj familiar 1 of 4 senses of familiar Sense 1 familiar (vs. unfamiliar) => familiarity Familiarity of adj familiar familiar used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj familiar familiar familiar with familiarised familiarising familiarized familiarizing long-familiar overfamiliar unfamiliar Overview of noun familiar The noun familiar has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. familiar -- (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 -- (a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms") 3. familiar, familiar spirit -- (a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard) Overview of adj familiar The adj familiar has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (23) familiar -- (well known or easily recognized; not unfamiliar; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests") 2. (2) familiar -- (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") 3. (1) conversant, familiar -- ((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") 4. familiar, intimate -- (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders")
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