FAMILIAR

FA ·MI ·LIAR 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 8 letters 🎲 Scrabble 13 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

noun
  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 friend who is frequently in the company of another
  3. a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

💬 Examples

  • "drinking companions"
  • "comrades in arms"

🔗 Similar words

companioncomradefellowassociatefamiliar_spirit
adjective
  1. well known or easily recognized
  2. within normal everyday experience
  3. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly
  4. having mutual interests or affections

💬 Examples

  • "a familiar figure"
  • "familiar songs"
  • "common and ordinary"
  • "not strange"

🔗 Similar words

conversant(p)familiar(p)intimate
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