familiar
adjective
1. well known or easily recognized
- a familiar figure
- familiar songs
- familiar guests
Similar word(s): acquainted, beaten, old, known
2. within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
- familiar ordinary objects found in every home
- a familiar everyday scene
- a familiar excuse
Similar word(s): common, usual, garden, everyday
3. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
- familiar with the complex machinery
- he was familiar with those roads
Similar word(s): informed, conversant
4. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- on familiar terms
Similar word(s): close, intimate
Sentences with familiar as an adjective:
- there’s a familiar face;
- I'm quite familiar with this system;
- we are not on familiar terms;
noun
1. a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
Definition categories: person, retainer, servant
2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Similar word(s): associate, companion, comrade, fellow
Definition categories: person, friend
3. a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
Definition categories: person, spirit
Sentences with familiar as a noun:
- The witch’s familiar was a black cat.