familiar

  • 21familiar — fa|mil|i|ar1 W2S2 [fəˈmıliə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; FAMILY] 1.) someone or something that is familiar is well known to you and easy to recognize ▪ a familiar tune look/sound familiar ▪ The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22familiar — fa|mil|iar [ fə mıljər ] adjective *** 1. ) well known to you or easily recognized by you: People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23familiar — 1 adjective 1 EASY TO RECOGNIZE someone or something that is familiar is easy to recognize because you have seen or heard them many times before: a familiar tune | vaguely familiar (=a little familiar): Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24familiar */*/*/ — UK [fəˈmɪlɪə(r)] / US [fəˈmɪljər] adjective 1) well known to you, or easily recognized by you People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked …

    English dictionary

  • 25familiar — familiarly, adv. familiarness, n. /feuh mil yeuhr/, adj. 1. commonly or generally known or seen: a familiar sight. 2. well acquainted; thoroughly conversant: to be familiar with a subject. 3. informal; easygoing; unceremonious; unconstrained: to… …

    Universalium

  • 26familiar — (Del lat. familiaris.) ► adjetivo 1 De la familia: ■ hoy tienen una cena familiar. ► sustantivo masculino 2 Pariente, persona que pertenece a la misma familia: ■ mañana voy a la boda de un familiar. 3 Amigo de confianza y muy querido. SINÓNIMO… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 27familiar — adj. 1 well known VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ The place felt faintly familiar to me. ▪ become …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 28familiar — 01. Do I know you? Your face looks really [familiar] to me. 02. Why don t you just walk around the offices, and [familiarize] yourself with the routine here before trying to get any work done today? 03. That music sounds [familiar] to me. Where… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 29familiar —    A spirit that maintains regular contact with a person, sometimes acting in service or guardianship, or providing information and instruction. The term familiar is from the Latin term familiaris, meaning “of a household or domestic.”… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 30familiar — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a member of the household of a high official 2. one that is familiar; especially an intimate associate ; companion 3. a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person 4. a. one who… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary