English dictionary
familiar
adjectivePronunciation
fəˈmɪl.i.ə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
adjective
- well known or easily recognized
adjective
- within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
adjective
- (usually followed by ‘with’) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
noun
- a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
noun
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
noun
- a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
Example sentences
on familiar terms
pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
a familiar figure
familiar songs
familiar guests
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
conversant with business trends
familiar with the complex machinery
he was familiar with those roads
drinking companions
comrades in arms