Definition of familiar

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Familiar (a.) Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible..

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Wild :: Wild (superl.) Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat..
Familiarize :: Familiarize (v. t.) To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known by practice or converse; as, to familiarize one's self with scenes of distress..
Profane :: Profane (a.) Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious..
Inwardness :: Inwardness (n.) Intimacy; familiarity.
Confabulation :: Confabulation (n.) Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious conversation..
Spermatozoid :: Spermatozoid (n.) The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In plants the more usual term is antherozoid..
Unwonted :: Unwonted (a.) Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers..
Bub :: Bub (n.) A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address of a small boy.
Overfree :: Overfree (a.) Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.
Actinozoa :: Actinozoa (n. pl.) A group of Coelenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example..
Custom :: Custom (v. t.) To make familiar; to accustom.
Hobnob :: Hobnob (v. i.) To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms.
Poll :: Poll (n.) A parrot; -- familiarly so called.
Contubernial :: Contubernial (a.) Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.
Goodman :: Goodman (n.) A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to My friend, Good sir, Mister; -- sometimes used ironically..
Coy :: Coy (v. i.) To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity.
Familiarness :: Familiarness (n.) Familiarity.
Memoirs :: Memoirs (n.) A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2..
Familiar :: Familiar (n.) A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused..
Chat :: Chat (v. i.) To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.
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