familiar

adj 1: (often followed by `with') well known or easily recognized;

"a familiar figure"; "he was familiar with those

roads"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" [ant: {unfamiliar}]

2: within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary;

"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}]

3: (usually followed by `with') well informed about;

"conversant with business trends"; "familiar with trends

in education" [syn: {conversant(p)}, {familiar(p)}]

4: natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a

casual way"; "lectured in a familiar style" [syn: {free-and-easy},

{casual}]

5: having mutual interests or affections; of established

friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an

intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {intimate}]

6: taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the familiar

tone he took with them"; "instructors should not be

familir in their behavior toward students of the opposite

sex" [syn: {overfamiliar}]

n 1: a person attached to the household of a high official (as a

pope or bishop) who renders service in return for

support

2: a person who is frequently in the company of another;

"drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" [syn: {companion},

{comrade}, {fellow}, {associate}]

3: a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant

to a witch or wizard [syn: {familiar spirit}]