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Antonyms
truth verity
  • the quality or state of being false //scientists eventually demonstrated the falsehood of the claim that prehistoric fish did not evolve lungs and legs
    Synonyms
    erroneousness fallaciousness fallacy falseness falsity untruth
    Related Words
    speciousness spuriousness
    deception deceptiveness delusion
    inaccuracy incorrectness
    dishonesty mendaciousness mendacity untruthfulness
    Near Antonyms
    accuracy actuality correctness factuality factualness genuineness
    credibility honesty trustworthiness truthfulness veracity
    Antonyms
    truth verity
    • fa​mil​iar
    noun
    fa·​mil·​iar
    fə-ˈmil-yər

    Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

    • a member of the household of a high official
    • one who is often seen and well known
      especially an intimate associate companion
    • a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person //… the loathsome toad, the witches' familiar … — Harvey Graham
    • one who is well acquainted with something //… familiars of violence. — John Updike
      one who frequents a place //… familiars of the embassy. — Rebecca West
    adjective

    Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

    • closely acquainted intimate //a familiar family friend
    • obsolete affable, sociable
    • of or relating to a family //remembering past familiar celebrations
      frequented by families //a familiar resort
    • being free and easy //the familiar association of old friends
      marked by informality //a familiar essay
      overly free and unrestrained presumptuous //grossly familiar behavior
      moderately tame //familiar animals
    • frequently seen or experienced easily recognized //a familiar theme
      of everyday occurrence //a familiar routine
      possibly known but imperfectly remembered //her face looked familiar
    • having personal or intimate knowledge —used with with //familiar with the facts of the case
    Other Words
    Adjective
    • fa​mil​iar​ly adverb
    • fa​mil​iar​ness noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms: Noun
    denizen frequenter habitué (also habitue) haunter rat regular
    Synonyms: Adjective
    bosom buddy-buddy chummy close especial friendly inseparable intimate inward near thick tight
    Antonyms: Adjective
    distant
    Examples
    Noun
    • //a longtime familiar of the bar, she would most likely have been there on the night in question
    • //with old familiars the normally reserved writer can be quite warm and funny
    Adjective
    • //The essay covers familiar ground.
    • //She has become a familiar figure in the world of politics.
    • //She spoke in a familiar way about her past.
    • //an essay written in a familiar style
    • //a familiar way of addressing someone
    • //They felt the waiter was being overly familiar.
    First Known Use
    Noun
    13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    Adjective
    14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Adjective and Noun
    Middle English familier, from Anglo-French, from Latin familiaris, from familia — see family entry 1
    familiar
    adjective

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)