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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n.
     1. An intimate; a companion.
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              All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx.
                                                    10.
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     2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak.
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     3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in
        the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending
        and imprisoning the accused.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier,
     fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. ``Familiar
        feuds.'' --Byron.
  
     Syn: familial.
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     2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion;
        well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with
        the Scriptures.
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     3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate
        friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. ``In
        loose, familiar strains.'' --Addison.
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              Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak.
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     4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a
        familiar illustration.
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              That war, or peace, or both at once, may be
              As things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak.
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              There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke.
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     5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden.
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     Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend
        at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier,
     fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]
     1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. ``Familiar
        feuds.'' --Byron.
  
     2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion;
        well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with
        the Scriptures.
  
     3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate
        friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. ``In
        loose, familiar strains.'' --Addison.
  
              Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak.
  
     4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a
        familiar illustration.
  
              That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As
              things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak.
  
              There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke.
  
     5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden.
  
     Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend
        at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n.
     1. An intimate; a companion.
  
              All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx.
                                                    10.
  
     2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak.
  
     3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in
        the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending
        and imprisoning the accused.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  familiar
       adj 1: well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure";
              "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: unfamiliar]
       2: 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" [ant: strange]
       3: (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" [syn: conversant(p), familiar(p)]
       4: having mutual interests or affections; of established
          friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an
          intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: intimate]
       n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a
            pope or bishop) who renders service in return for
            support
       2: a person who is frequently in the company of another;
          "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion,
           comrade, fellow, associate]
       3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant
          to a witch or wizard [syn: familiar spirit]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 οικείος
     2 εξοικειωμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en familiar)
     2 familial
     3 family-friendly
     Catalan n.
     relative
     Galician a.
     1 of family
     2 close, (l en familiar)
     3 daily, plain
     Galician n.
     relative
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en familiar) (gloss: known to one)
     2 (lb pt relational) family
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt usually in the plural) relative (gloss: person in the same
  family)
     2 (l en familiar) (gloss: attendant spirit)
     Spanish a.
     1 familial, family
     2 close, (l en familiar)
     3 daily, plain
     Spanish n.
     relative, family member

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     a.
     1 know to one, or generally known; commonplace.
     2 acquainted.
     3 intimate or friendly.
     4 Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
     n.
     1 (lb en witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon
  form.
     2 (lb en obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
     3 A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
     4 (lb en obsolete) A close friend.
     5 (lb en historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested
  suspected people.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en familiar)
     2 familial
     3 family-friendly
     Catalan n.
     relative
     Galician a.
     1 of family
     2 close, (l en familiar)
     3 daily, plain
     Galician n.
     relative
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en familiar) (gloss: known to one)
     2 (lb pt relational) family
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt usually in the plural) relative (gloss: person in the same
  family)
     2 (l en familiar) (gloss: attendant spirit)
     Spanish a.
     1 familial, family
     2 close, (l en familiar)
     3 daily, plain
     Spanish n.
     relative, family member

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Catalan a.
     1 (l en familiar)
     2 familial
     3 family-friendly
     Catalan n.
     relative
     Galician a.
     1 of family
     2 close, (l en familiar)
     3 daily, plain
     Galician n.
     relative
     Portuguese a.
     1 (l en familiar) (gloss: known to one)
     2 (lb pt relational) family
     Portuguese n.
     1 (lb pt usually in the plural) relative (gloss: person in the same
  family)
     2 (l en familiar) (gloss: attendant spirit)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Espanja a.
     1 tuttu
     2 tuttavallinen
     3 perhe-
     Espanja n.
     sukulainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  familiar
     Spanska a.
     1 familje-; som rör familjen eller släkten
     2 familjär, nära
     3 vardaglig
     4 bekant, som känns igen
     Spanska n.
     släkting

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Familiar /fəmˈɪliə/
  مألوف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  familiar //fəˈmɪl.i.ə// //fəˈmɪl.i.ɚ// //fəˈmɪl.jɚ// //fɚˈmɪl.jɚ// 
  1. позна́т
  acquainted
  2. фамилиа́рен
  inappropriately intimate or friendly
  3. бли́зък, инти́мен
  intimate or friendly
  4. изве́стен, позна́т
  known to one