Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

familiary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fa-mil-iary
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin familiaris. See familiar.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more familiary (comparative) most familiary (superlative)

Questions

What does familiary mean?
Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
Where does familiary come from?
From Latin familiaris. See familiar.

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