亚洲网紅露点

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familiar

[ fuh-mil-yer ]

adjective

  1. commonly or generally known or seen:

    a familiar sight.

  2. well-acquainted; thoroughly conversant:

    to be familiar with a subject.

  3. informal; easygoing; unceremonious; unconstrained:

    to write in a familiar style.

  4. closely intimate or personal:

    a familiar friend; to be on familiar terms.

  5. unduly intimate; too personal; taking liberties; presuming:

    The duchess disliked familiar servants.

    Synonyms: ,

  6. domesticated; tame.
  7. of or relating to a family or household.


noun

  1. a familiar friend or associate.
  2. familiar spirit. Witchcraft and Demonology. a supernatural spirit or demon, often in the form of an animal, supposed to serve and aid a witch or other individual.
  3. Roman Catholic Church.
    1. an officer of the Inquisition, employed to arrest accused or suspected persons.
    2. a person who belongs to the household of the pope or of a bishop, rendering domestic though not menial service.

familiar

/ 蹿蓹藞尘瑟濒瑟蓹 /

adjective

  1. well-known; easily recognized

    a familiar figure

  2. frequent or customary

    a familiar excuse

  3. postpositivefoll bywith acquainted
  4. friendly; informal
  5. close; intimate
  6. more intimate than is acceptable; presumptuous
  7. an archaic word for familial
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. Also calledfamiliar spirit a supernatural spirit often assuming animal form, supposed to attend and aid a witch, wizard, etc
  2. a person, attached to the household of the pope or a bishop, who renders service in return for support
  3. an officer of the Inquisition who arrested accused persons
  4. a friend or frequent companion
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 蹿补藞尘颈濒颈补谤苍别蝉蝉, noun
  • 蹿补藞尘颈濒颈补谤濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路濒测 adverb
  • 蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 苍辞苍路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤 adjective
  • non路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路濒测 adverb
  • 辞路惫别谤路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤 adjective
  • o路ver路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路濒测 adverb
  • 辫谤别路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤 adjective
  • pre路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路濒测 adverb
  • 辩耻补路蝉颈-蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤 adjective
  • qua路si-蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤路濒测 adverb
  • 耻濒路迟谤补路蹿补路尘颈濒路颈补谤 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of familiar1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English, from Latin 蹿补尘颈濒颈腻谤颈蝉 鈥渙f a household,鈥 family, -ar 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of familiar1

C14: from Latin 蹿补尘颈濒颈腻谤颈蝉 domestic, from familia family
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Idioms and Phrases

see have a familiar ring .
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Synonym Study

Familiar, confidential, intimate suggest a long association between persons. Familiar means well-acquainted with another person: a familiar friend. Confidential suggests a sense of mutual trust that extends to the sharing of confidences and secrets: a confidential adviser. Intimate suggests close acquaintance or connection, often based on interest, sympathy, or affection: intimate and affectionate letters.
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Example Sentences

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鈥淪he will expand upon her theme of 鈥榗ourage is contagious鈥 and celebrate the many Americans exhibiting courage and remaining vocal and vigilant,鈥 according to the source familiar with the speech.

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Bass, in the Friday interview, said she was not familiar with the video.

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鈥淚鈥檝e been to a lot of funerals in my life so it felt very familiar,鈥 he adds.

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The report says that a familiar problem remains as acute as ever 鈥 delays discharging patients from hospital who are fit to leave.

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A Palestinian official familiar with negotiations told the BBC that Hamas has signalled its readiness to hand over governance of Gaza to any Palestinian entity agreed upon "at the national and regional level".

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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