familiar - Meaning in Malayalam

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familiar - Meaning in Malayalam

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Definitions and Meaning of familiar in English

familiar adjective

1. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

   Synonyms

   intimate

   സുപരിചിതമായ

   Examples

   • "on familiar terms"
   • "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
2. well known or easily recognized

   Examples

   • "a familiar figure"
   • "familiar guests"
   • "familiar songs"
3. within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange

   Examples

   • "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"
   • "a familiar everyday scene"
   • "a familiar excuse"
   • "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"
4. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly

   Synonyms

   conversant

   Examples

   • "conversant with business trends"
   • "familiar with the complex machinery"
   • "he was familiar with those roads"

familiar noun

1. a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

   Synonyms

   familiar spirit

2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another

   Synonyms

   associate, associate, companion, companion, comrade, comrade, fellow, fellow

   Examples

   • "comrades in arms"
   • "drinking companions"
3. a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

Synonyms of familiar

• familiar spirit
• associate, companion, comrade, fellow
• intimate
• conversant

Antonyms of familiar

unfamiliar, strange, unusual

Description

In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars were believed to be supernatural entities, interdimensional beings, or spiritual guardians that would protect or assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination and spiritual insight. According to records of the time, those alleging to have had contact with familiar spirits reported that they could manifest as numerous forms, usually as an animal, but sometimes as a human or humanoid figure, and were described as "clearly defined, three-dimensional... forms, vivid with colour and animated with movement and sound", as opposed to descriptions of ghosts with their "smoky, undefined form[s]".

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