n.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English familier, from Anglo-French, from Latin familiaris, from familia
Date: 14th century
1 : closely acquainted : INTIMATE <a familiar family friend>
2 obsolete : AFFABLE , SOCIABLE
3 a : of or relating to a family <remembering past familiar celebrations> b : frequented by families <a familiar resort>
4 a : being free and easy <the familiar association of old friends> b : marked by informality <a familiar essay> c : overly free and unrestrained : PRESUMPTUOUS <grossly familiar behavior> d : moderately tame < familiar animals>
5 a : frequently seen or experienced : easily recognized <a familiar theme> b : of everyday occurrence <a familiar routine> c : possibly known but imperfectly remembered <her face looked familiar >
6 : having personal or intimate knowledge ― used with with < familiar with the facts of the case>
synonyms see COMMON
– fa · mil · iar · ly adverb
– fa · mil · iar · ness noun