New vs. Familiar — What's the Difference?

Difference Between New and Familiar
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New
Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before
New crop varieties
This tendency is not new
A fascinating mix of the old and the new
The new Madonna album
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Familiar
Well known from long or close association
A familiar voice
Their faces will be familiar to many of you
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New
Already existing but seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time
A new sensation
Her new bike
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Familiar
In close friendship; intimate
She had not realized they were on such familiar terms
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New
Beginning anew and in a transformed way
Starting a new life
The new South Africa
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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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New
Newly; recently
New-mown hay
He was enjoying his new-found freedom
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Familiar
A close friend or associate.
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New
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent
A new law.
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Familiar
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.
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New
Still fresh
A new coat of paint.
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Familiar
Often encountered or seen
A familiar landmark.
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New
Never used or worn before now
A new car.
A new hat.
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Familiar
Having fair knowledge; acquainted
Are you familiar with these roads?.
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New
Just found, discovered, or learned
New information.
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Familiar
Of established friendship; intimate
We are on familiar terms.
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New
Not previously experienced or encountered; novel or unfamiliar
Ideas new to her.
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Familiar
Natural and unstudied; informal
Lectured in a familiar style.
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New
Different from the former or the old
The new morality.
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Familiar
Taking undue liberties; presumptuous
Students should not be familiar toward an instructor.
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New
Recently obtained or acquired
New political power.
New money.
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Familiar
Familial.
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New
Additional; further
New sources of energy.
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Familiar
Domesticated; tame. Used of animals.
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New
Recently arrived or established in a place, position, or relationship
New neighbors.
A new president.
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Familiar
A close friend or associate.
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New
Changed for the better; rejuvenated
The nap has made a new person of me.
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Familiar
An attendant spirit, often taking animal form.
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New
Being the later or latest in a sequence
A new edition.
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Familiar
One who performs domestic service in the household of a high official.
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New
Currently fashionable
A new dance.
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Familiar
A person who frequents a place.
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New
New In the most recent form, period, or development.
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Familiar
Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
There’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar.
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New
Inexperienced or unaccustomed
New at the job.
New to the trials of parenthood.
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Familiar
Acquainted.
I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears.
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New
Of or relating to a new moon.
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Familiar
Intimate or friendly.
We are on familiar terms now; our neighbour is not familiar
Don’t be familiar with me, boy!
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New
Freshly; recently. Often used in combination
New-mown.
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Familiar
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
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New
Recently made, or created.
This is a new scratch on my car!
The band just released a new album.
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Familiar
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
The witch’s familiar was a black cat.
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New
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.
Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?
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Familiar
(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
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New
Additional; recently discovered.
We turned up some new evidence from the old files.
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Familiar
A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
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New
Current or later, as opposed to former.
My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.
We had been in our new house for five years by then.
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Familiar
(obsolete) A close friend.
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New
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
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Familiar
(historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
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New
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?
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Familiar
Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.
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New
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.
I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.
After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.
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Familiar
Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion; well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with the Scriptures.
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New
Newborn.
My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.
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Familiar
Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible.
Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar.
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New
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
The idea was new to me.
I need to meet new people.
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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.
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New
Recently arrived or appeared.
Have you met the new guy in town?
He is the new kid at school.
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Familiar
Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate.
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New
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.
I'm new at this business.
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Familiar
An intimate; a companion.
All my familiars watched for my halting.
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New
(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.
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Familiar
An attendant demon or evil spirit.
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New
Newly (especially in composition).
New-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown
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Familiar
A confidential officer employed in the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending and imprisoning the accused.
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New
As new; from scratch.
They are scraping the site clean to build new.
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Familiar
A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
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New
Things that are new.
Out with the old, in with the new.
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Familiar
A person who is frequently in the company of another;
Drinking companions
Comrades in arms
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New
A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
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Familiar
A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
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New
A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
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Familiar
Well known or easily recognized;
A familiar figure
Familiar songs
Familiar guests
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New
(programming) new up
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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
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New
(obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
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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
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New
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; - opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
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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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New
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
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New
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
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New
As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.
Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life.
Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new.
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New
Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.
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New
Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.
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New
Fresh from anything; newly come.
New from her sickness to that northern air.
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New
Newly; recently.
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New
To make new; to renew.
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New
Not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered;
A new law
New cars
A new comet
A new friend
A new year
The New World
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New
Other than the former one(s); different;
They now have a new leaders
My new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it
Ready to take a new direction
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New
Having no previous example or precedent or parallel;
A time of unexampled prosperity
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New
Of a kind not seen before;
The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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New
Lacking training or experience;
The new men were eager to fight
Raw recruits
He was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel
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New
Of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion
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New
(often followed by `to') unfamiliar;
New experiences
Experiences new to him
Errors of someone new to the job
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New
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;
New potatoes
Young corn
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New
Unaffected by use or exposure;
It looks like new
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New
In use after Medieval times;
New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties
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New
Used of a living language; being the current stage in its development;
Modern English
New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
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New
Very recently;
They are newly married
Newly raised objections
A newly arranged hairdo
Grass new washed by the rain
A freshly cleaned floor
We are fresh out of tomatoes
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