familiar

n. துணைவர், தோழர், போப்பாண்டவர் அணுக்கத்தொன்டர், (பெ.) நெருங்கிய பழக்கமுள்ள, பழகிய நட்புடைய, பழக்கப்பட்ட, அறியப்பட்ட, நன்கு தெரிந்த, பொதுவான, பொதுப்படையான, நடப்பிலுள்ள, வழக்கமாக நிகழ்கிற, ஆசாரக் கட்டுப்பாடு இல்லாத, தாராளமாகப் பழகுகிற.

Synonyms

household common free frank affable everyday well-acquainted accustomed conversant intimate

Antonyms

uncommon rare strange extraordinary unaccustomed unacquainted new inconversant unfamiliar

Fa*mil`iar, a. Etym: [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See Family.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds." Byron. 2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures. 3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In loose, familiar strains." Addison. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Shak. 4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration. That war, or peace, or both at once, may be As things acquainted and familiar to us. Shak. There is nothing more familiar than this. Locke. 5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. Camden. Familiar spirit, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call. 1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9. Fa*mil"iar, n. 1. An intimate; a companion. All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. xx. 10. 2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. Shak. 3. (Court of Inquisition) Defn: A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.

familiar - Similar Words

familiary unfamiliar familiarly familiarize familiarity militar miliary famular familiarness filar