Definition of familiar

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Familiar (a.) Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration..

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Inwardness :: Inwardness (n.) Intimacy; familiarity.
Estrange :: Estrange (v. t.) To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with..
Strange :: Strange (superl.) Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
Colloquial :: Colloquial (a.) Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style..
Contubernial :: Contubernial (a.) Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
Mouse :: Mouse (n.) A familiar term of endearment.
Interpret :: Interpret (v. t.) To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech..
Freedom :: Freedom (n.) Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Intimate; familiar; confidential.
Disreputable :: Disreputable (a.) Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable; disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem; as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean, the lewd, and the profane..
Man :: Man (n.) A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose!.
Familiarize :: Familiarize (v. t.) To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress..
Disacquaint :: Disacquaint (v. t.) To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar.
Familiar :: Familiar (n.) An intimate; a companion.
Strait :: Strait (superl.) Close; intimate; near; familiar.
Familiar :: Familiar (a.) Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.
Uncouth :: Uncouth (a.) Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners..
Familiarity :: Familiarity (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not warrant; liberties..
Lecture :: Lecture (n.) A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes, a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon..
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