Familiar vs. Familial — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Familiar and Familial
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Familiar
Well known from long or close association
A familiar voice
Their faces will be familiar to many of you
Familial
Of or relating to a family.
Familiar
In close friendship; intimate
She had not realized they were on such familiar terms
Familial
Occurring or tending to occur among members of a family, usually by heredity
Familial traits.
Familial disease.
Familiar
A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal
Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts
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Familial
Of or pertaining to a human family.
Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.
Familiar
A close friend or associate.
Familial
(taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of family.
Having milky latex is a familial characteristic of Apocynaceae.
Familiar
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.
Familial
Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
"Grandfather", "mother", and "brother" are some English familial terms.
Familiar
Often encountered or seen
A familiar landmark.
Familial
(pathology) Inherited.
Fatal familial insomnia
Familiar
Having fair knowledge; acquainted
Are you familiar with these roads?.
Familial
Relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as, children of the same familial background; familial aggregation.
Familiar
Of established friendship; intimate
We are on familiar terms.
Familial
Tending to occur among members of a family, usually by hereditary transmission; familial traits.
Familiar
Natural and unstudied; informal
Lectured in a familiar style.
Familial
Relating to or having the characteristics of a family;
Children of the same familial background
Familial aggregation
Familiar
Taking undue liberties; presumptuous
Students should not be familiar toward an instructor.
Familial
Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity;
An inherited disease
Familial traits
Genetically transmitted features
Familiar
Familial.
Familiar
Domesticated; tame. Used of animals.
Familiar
A close friend or associate.
Familiar
An attendant spirit, often taking animal form.
Familiar
One who performs domestic service in the household of a high official.
Familiar
A person who frequents a place.
Familiar
Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
There’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar.
Familiar
Acquainted.
I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears.
Familiar
Intimate or friendly.
We are on familiar terms now; our neighbour is not familiar
Don’t be familiar with me, boy!
Familiar
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
Familiar
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
The witch’s familiar was a black cat.
Familiar
(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
Familiar
A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
Familiar
(obsolete) A close friend.
Familiar
(historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
Familiar
Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.
Familiar
Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
Familiar
Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
Familiar
Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a familiar illustration.
That war, or peace, or both at once, may beAs things acquainted and familiar to us.
There is nothing more familiar than this.
Familiar
Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate.
Familiar
An intimate; a companion.
All my familiars watched for my halting.
Familiar
An attendant demon or evil spirit.
Familiar
A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.
Familiar
A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
Familiar
A person who is frequently in the company of another;
Drinking companions
Comrades in arms
Familiar
A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
Familiar
Well known or easily recognized;
A familiar figure
Familiar songs
Familiar guests
Familiar
Within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange;
Familiar ordinary objects found in every home
A familiar everyday scene
A familiar excuse
A day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences
Familiar
(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly;
Conversant with business trends
Familiar with the complex machinery
He was familiar with those roads
Familiar
Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
On familiar terms
Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
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