familiar in English: Easy to know again because you have seen it or heard it before. (adjective)

Translation

Easy to know again because you have seen it or heard it before.

Word origin

From Latin familiaris, belonging to the household, from familia, family.

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"Familiar" describes something you think you have seen before.

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"Familiar with" means you know something well.

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The opposite is "strange" or "new".

know

To have information about something, or to be familiar with a person.

remember

To keep something in your mind, or to think of it again.

strange

Not usual or normal; hard to understand and a little surprising.

new

Made or bought a short time ago, or not seen or known before.

face

The front part of your head, with your eyes, nose, and mouth.

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