long-familiar
1
4.2
- adjective
- /lɔŋ fəˈmɪljər/
:
bien conocido
- Holding his shoes in one hand, he ran down the long familiar hallway and climbed the steep stairs that led to the recreation area outside.
Examples
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But now the long familiar tone of the EKG is heard.
Fiction book (2002) -
Luke, long familiar with his master's style, immediately understood what this meant.
Fiction book (1997) -
Reed appraised the figure with the canny expertness of one long familiar with the human form.
Fiction book (1999) -
It amused him to see the places long familiar to him being blown to smithereens.
Fiction book (1998) -
Keesing tells us that the Jesuits of the seventeenth century were graciously received by the Algonquin Indians, who were themselves long familiar with shifts in the shape of cosmic power.
Academic text (1997) -
"The uncanny Unheimlich is that class of the frightening which leads back to what is known of old and long familiar," Freud argued, describing the double sensation of familiarity and strangeness.
Academic text (2003) -
Having failed to anticipate the sudden collapse of the Soviet bloc, India's political-military leadership suddenly found itself in uncharted territory as the long-familiar anchors had suddenly disappeared from the international arena.
Academic text (1997) -
The teacher's long-familiar methods made learning easier for the students.
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After years of working together, they became long familiar with each other's strengths and weaknesses.
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The long-familiar scenery of her childhood brought back many memories as she revisited her hometown.
Synonyms
476
2.8
Knowing a place or subject well from experience
190
2.4
Being in a job, role, or relationship for a long time
108
3.2
Being in the same job, relationship, or role for many years
15
5.8
Knowing something very well because of long study or experience
Antonyms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word long-familiar is simply long + familiar, and familiar is related to the word family and once meant 'of the household'. So a long-familiar person, sound, or place is one you have 'known' or 'experienced' for a long time.