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familiar
English
Etymology
From Latin famili?ris (“pertaining to servants; pertaining to the household”). Doublet of familial. Displaced native Old English h?wc?þ.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??m?l.i.?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /f??m?l.j?/, /f??m?l.i.?/, /f??m?l.j?/
- (US)
Adjective
familiar (comparative more familiar, superlative most familiar)
- Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
- Acquainted.
- Intimate or friendly.
- Inappropriately intimate or friendly.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Camden to this entry?)
- Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
- 1822, Lord Byron, Werner
- familiar feuds
- 1822, Lord Byron, Werner
Synonyms
- (acquainted): acquainted
- (intimate, friendly): close, friendly, intimate, personal
- (inappropriately intimate or friendly): cheeky, fresh, impudent
Antonyms
- (known to one): unfamiliar, unknown
- (acquainted): unacquainted
- (intimate): cold, cool, distant, impersonal, standoffish, unfriendly
Derived terms
- overfamiliar
- familiarity
- familiarly
Related terms
- familial
Translations
Noun
familiar (plural familiars)
- (witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
- (obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
- A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
- (obsolete) A close friend.
- (historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
Synonyms
- nigget
Translations
See also
- daimon (a tutelary spirit that guides a person)
Further reading
- Familiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin famili?ris.
Adjective
familiar (masculine and feminine plural familiars)
- familiar
Derived terms
- familiaritzar
- familiarment
- unifamiliar
Related terms
- familiaritat
Noun
familiar m or f (plural familiars)
- relative
Related terms
- família
Further reading
- “familiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “familiar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “familiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “familiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin famili?ris.
Adjective
familiar m or f (plural familiares)
- of family
- close, familiar
- daily, plain
Noun
familiar m (plural familiares)
- relative
Synonyms
- parente
- achegado
Related terms
- familia
- familiaridade
- familiarizar
Further reading
- “familiar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
familiar m
- indefinite plural of familie
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin famili?ris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /f?.mi.?lja?/
Adjective
familiar m or f (plural familiares, comparable)
- familiar (known to one)
- of or relating to a family
Derived terms
- familiarmente
Related terms
- familiaridade
Noun
familiar m (plural familiares)
- (usually in the plural) relative (person in the same family)
- familiar (attendant spirit)
- Synonym: espírito familiar
Related terms
- família
Further reading
- “familiar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French familier, from Latin familiaris.
Adjective
familiar m or n (feminine singular familiar?, masculine plural familiari, feminine and neuter plural familiare)
- familiar
Declension
Related terms
- familiaritate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin famili?ris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fami?lja?/, [fa.mi?lja?]
Adjective
familiar (plural familiares)
- familial, family
- close, familiar
- daily, plain
Derived terms
Noun
familiar m (plural familiares)
- relative, family member
- Synonym: miembro de la familia, pariente
Related terms
- familia
- familiaridad
- familiarizar
Further reading
- “familiar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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acquainted
English
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??kwe?nt?d/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /??kwæ?nt?d/
- Hyphenation: ac?quaint?ed
Adjective
acquainted (comparative more acquainted, superlative most acquainted)
- Personally known; familiar.
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.
- Suppose, therefore, a person to have enjoyed his sight for thirty years, and to have become perfectly acquainted with colours of all kinds
- 1748. HUME, David. An enquiry concerning human understanding. In: L. A. SELBY-BIGGE, M. A. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. 2. ed. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 16.
Derived terms
- be acquainted with
Translations
Verb
acquainted
- simple past tense and past participle of acquaint
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