'Familiar' definitions:

Definition of 'familiar'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: unfamiliar]
adjective
Within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" [ant: strange, unusual]
adjective
(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" [syn: conversant(p), familiar(p)]
adjective
Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar, intimate]
noun
A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
noun
A friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate]
noun
A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard [syn: familiar, familiar spirit]

Definition of 'Familiar'

From: GCIDE
  • Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds." --Byron.
  • Syn: familial. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. [1913 Webster]
  • That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden. [1913 Webster]
  • Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Familiar'

From: GCIDE
  • Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n.
  • 1. An intimate; a companion. [1913 Webster]
  • All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx. 10. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'familiar'

From: Moby Thesaurus