familiar
/fəˈmɪl.jɚ/
adjectivenounfa · mil · iar
Think: “I’m FAM with it” → FAM-IL-IAR means something you know well.
Yes, it's familiar. Don’t swap the middle letters: it’s fam + il + iar (…MIL… in the middle).
Definitions
- adjectivewell known from long or frequent experience; easily recognized
- adjectivefriendly and informal in a way that may seem too casual
- nouna close friend or companion (less common usage)
Examples
- “Her voice sounded familiar, but I couldn’t remember where we met.”
- “After a few weeks at the new school, the hallways became familiar.”
- “He was a little too familiar with the customers, which made some people uncomfortable.”
Synonyms
well-knownrecognizableacquaintedcommonfriendly
Antonyms
unfamiliarstrangeunknown
Translations
ES familiarPT familiarFR familier
Common misspellings
familarfammiliarfamiliarrrfamilierfamilliarfamiliiar
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