familiar : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: familiar	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for familiar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
familiar adj well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" Antonym(s): unfamiliar 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" Antonym(s): strange, unusual (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" Synonym(s): conversant(p), familiar(p) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" Synonym(s): familiar, intimate n a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" Synonym(s): companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard Synonym(s): familiar, familiar spirit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familiar \Famil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier, fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See {Family}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. [bd]Familiar* feuds.[b8] --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. [bd]In loose, familiar strains.[b8] --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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Familiar \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) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.