Familiar

Word FAMILIAR
Character 8
Hyphenation fa mil iar fa mil iar
Pronunciations /fəˈmɪl.i.ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Familiar"

What do we mean by familiar?

Often encountered or seen: synonym: common. adjective

Having fair knowledge; acquainted. adjective

Of established friendship; intimate. adjective

Natural and unstudied; informal. adjective

Taking undue liberties; presumptuous. adjective

Familial. adjective

Domesticated; tame. Used of animals. adjective

A close friend or associate. noun

An attendant spirit, often taking animal form. noun

One who performs domestic service in the household of a high official. noun

A person who frequents a place. noun

Pertaining to a family; domestic.

Having, or springing from, intimate and friendly social relations; closely intimate: as, a familiar friend; familiar companionship; to be on familiar terms with one.

Having a friendly aspect or manner; exhibiting the manner of an intimate friend; affable; not formal or distant; especially, using undue familiarity; intrusive; forward.

Characterized by ease or absence of stiffness or pedantry; unconstrained.

Having an intimate knowledge; well knowing; well acquainted; well versed (in a subject of study): as, he is familiar with the works of Horace.

Well known from frequent observation, use, etc.; well understood.

Synonyms Close, intimate, amicable, fraternal, near.

An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

A member of one's family or household.

A member of a pope's or bishop's household.

A close friend.

The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.

A mortal being subserviant to a vampire, effectively in their control by a type of attraction or affection felt on a primal level. Since they are being controlled subliminally, some often seem to have a personal reason for their service to their lords. Can be man or animal, regarding the fact that control over a higher evolved mind requires a more powerful aura. The most talented of vampires have even been known to control lost souls caught between life and death. Urban Dictionary

A human who works with vampires but it not actually turned, they are useful because they can walk in the daylight. They do the vampires' dirty work. Urban Dictionary

A witches' animal counterpart. Pets who serve as a spiritual guide or assistant to witches or wiccans. Also similar to a totem. Urban Dictionary

A Blink/AVA "fan" who calls themselves "fans" yet bitch, moan, or complain about the band or any of its musical choices, sales, promotion tactics, appearances on modlife, or personal choices in life. These "fans" also never seem to branch out to the bands musical influences and usually band together in small groups of retards. Urban Dictionary

A restaurant popular among a group of friends and/or family members. An eating establishment that is visited often. Urban Dictionary

Sex with a friend, girlfriend, or someone you know (i.e. someone with whom you are 'familiar') Opposite of strange Urban Dictionary

It means in like a friendly type manner or sometimes they don't care about you and they add that to make you seem that they seem you're important even though they don't care Urban Dictionary

Loving of or being drawn to familiar circumstances, aspects, and things in general. Urban Dictionary

Similar to the "stranger" but instead you sit on your dick until its numb and masterbate so it feels like you beating someone else off. Urban Dictionary

A really fucking hot frat boy who idles in #rapture and hates oreos. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Familiar

The word "familiar" in example sentences

Walker first became a name familiar to the public when she starred in the TV series Profiler. ❋ Jackie K. Cooper (2011)

However, 'blog implies that the user is certainly familiar with the term familiar enough to know it is derived from weblog or web log, but you never see 'b'log, do you? but feels some sort of anachronistic pull to demean the word with unnecessary punctuation; to say it can't stand on its own. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

"He didn't invent 'method acting' (Stanislavsky did), but he made the term familiar around the world, revolutionizing the actor's art with his natural, tortured and spontaneous early performances," Seiler says. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Seated at the head of the table the chief, or, in his absence, a representative, made the opening speech -- the address of welcome, to use the term familiar to ourselves. ❋ William Pittenger (1872)

"He wasn't a name familiar with me, I am told that he rejoined the News of the World in 2005, 2006, and he worked for the News of the World and many other newspapers in the late 1990s." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Finally Simon Hopkinson, a name familiar to lovers of good food writing, published The Good Cook, to go with the BBC series. ❋ WalesOnline (2011)

Also featuring in Group C will be a name familiar to many New York basketball fans. ❋ By CHRISTOPHER BELAC (2011)

Actually, Commknight, I was aware of all that, but chose to use the term familiar to most members of the public. ❋ Stubbies (2010)

The term familiar to me from my sailing days is Shock Cord, for it is often used to relieve the strain on a mooring or anchor line. ❋ Unknown (1991)

Nice to meet you, he told her, looking for some sign that she found the name familiar. ❋ Elle (2011)

There has been much talk of the belated show of police force being a "surge", a military term familiar from Iraq and Afghanistan, where that means trying to break a bloody stalemate by flooding volatile areas temporarily with troops. ❋ Unknown (2011)

“Emergence Day” should be a term familiar to Gears of Wars fans already, and it looks like movie fans may become very familiar with it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ah, yes, Schattenfreude, a term familiar to those enchanted by Peter Suber's discussion of "The Shadow Problem." ❋ Unknown (2008)

However, students still typically will select what they know as familiar and tasty to them. ❋ Unknown (2002)

"Remember that [my eye] is ever [watchful] as the [gleam] behind the those of my faithful familiars." ❋ Aaron (2005)

[Blade] fucking [dominated] that familiar with a [shotgun]. ❋ JFron (2005)

I meditated with my [familiar]. ❋ Pagangirl (2005)

"Omg I cant wait to see my favorite band AVA!!!!!!" "[Angels and Airwaves] are sell outs now" "I dont like Blink 182, but I like Angels and Airwaves" "AAAHSDKJFSJDLKFJSDLKFJ ATOM LEFT THE BAND!! LIFE IS OVERRRRRRR AJDFSDLKFJSDFLKSFDJSFDL" "I HATE [ILAN] [RUBIN]!" 10 minutes later "OMG ILAN RUBIN ROCKS!!!!" "Tom should just leave Blink 182 and focus on AVA!!!!" -The Familiars ❋ ThisIsHowIDrinkMyBourbon (2012)

Mom: hey I don't feel like cooking tonight. I'm going to just go pick up a 20 [piecer] from KFC. Kids: Alright! Goin' with the [familiarant]! *[jumping high five]* ❋ Starshadow (2010)

I [got some] [familiar] [last night] ❋ PFW (2004)

[Familiarity] is [so good] towards you ❋ Ima_rainbowfollowmeonig (2014)

When a person of a certain [race] is [comfortable] with other people of the same race, this is [familiarism]. ❋ HandsDownPants (2013)

I just got to [third base] by myself, thanks to the [familiar] [technique]! ❋ JthePlumber (2011)

Person 1: Man I hope I can score some [hogina] by being like [familiar]. Bitch: [Wanna fuck]? ❋ Ahndy (2004)

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