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- adjectivefamiliar (adjective)
- well known from long or close association:"their faces will be familiar to many of you" · "a familiar voice"Opposite:
- often encountered or experienced; common:"the situation was all too familiar"Similar:Opposite:
- (familiar with)having a good knowledge of:"ensure that you are familiar with the heating controls"Similar:acquainted withconversant withversed ininformed aboutknowledgeable aboutwell informed aboutinstructed inskilled inproficient inat home withno stranger toau fait withau courant withapprised ofabreast ofup to date within touch withware ofOpposite:unfamiliar with
nounfamiliar (noun) · familiars (plural noun) · familiar spirit (noun) · familiar spirits (plural noun)OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘intimate’, ‘on a family footing’): from Old French familier, from Latin familiaris, from familia ‘household servants, family’, from famulus ‘servant’. Explore further