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Webster 1913 Edition

Familiar

Fa-milˊiar

,
Adj.
[OE.
familer
,
familier
, F.
familier
, fr. L.
familiaris
, fr.
familia
family. See
Family
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.
“Familiar feuds.”
Byron.

Syn. – familial.
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.
“In loose, familiar strains.”
Addison.
Be thou
familiar
, but by no means vulgar.
Shakespeare
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.
Shakespeare
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.

Fa-mil′iar

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Familiar

FAMIL'IAR

,
Adj.
famil'yar. [L. familiaris, familia, family, which see.]
1.
Pertaining to a family; domestic.
2.
Accustomed by frequent converse; well acquainted with; intimate; close; as a familiar friend or companion.
3.
Affable; not formal or distant; easy in conversation.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
4.
Well acquainted with; knowing by frequent use. Be familiar with the scriptures.
5.
Well known; learned or well understood by frequent use. Let the scriptures be familiar to us.
6.
Unceremonious; free; unconstrained; easy. The emperor conversed with the gentleman in the most familiar manner.
7.
Common; frequent and intimate. By familiar intercourse, strong attachments are soon formed.
8.
Easy; unconstrained; not formal. His letters are written in a familiar style.
He sports in loose familiar strains.
9.
Intimate in an unlawful degree.
A poor man found a priest familiar with his wife.

FAMIL'IAR

, n.
1.
An intimate; a close companion; one long acquainted; one accustomed to another by free, unreserved converse.
All my familiars watched for my halting. Jer. 20.
2.
A demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at a call. But in general we say, a familiar spirit.
3.
In the court of Inquisition, a person who assists in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.

Definition 2024

familiär

familiär

See also: familiar

German

Adjective

familiär ‎(comparative familiärer, superlative am familiärsten)

  1. familial

Declension

Comparative forms of familiär
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist familiärer sie ist familiärer es ist familiärer sie sind familiärer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative familiärerer familiärere familiäreres familiärere
genitive familiäreren familiärerer familiäreren familiärerer
dative familiärerem familiärerer familiärerem familiäreren
accusative familiäreren familiärere familiäreres familiärere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der familiärere die familiärere das familiärere die familiäreren
genitive des familiäreren der familiäreren des familiäreren der familiäreren
dative dem familiäreren der familiäreren dem familiäreren den familiäreren
accusative den familiäreren die familiärere das familiärere die familiäreren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein familiärerer eine familiärere ein familiäreres (keine) familiäreren
genitive eines familiäreren einer familiäreren eines familiäreren (keiner) familiäreren
dative einem familiäreren einer familiäreren einem familiäreren (keinen) familiäreren
accusative einen familiäreren eine familiärere ein familiäreres (keine) familiäreren

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