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Synonyms

[1] closeness, intimacy, nearness

Antonyms

distance

[3] gaffe, impropriety, indiscretion—more at IMPROPRIETY

fa·mil·iar·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to make known through experience or repetition : remove strangeness from

2 : to make (someone) thoroughly acquainted

Synonyms

acquaint, apprise, brief, clue, enlighten, fill in, inform, instruct, tell—more at ENLIGHTEN

fam·i·ly noun, plural -lies [ORIGIN: ME familie, fr. L familia household, fr. famulus servant]

1 : a group of individuals living under one roof and under one head : HOUSEHOLD

2 : a group of persons of common ancestry : CLAN

3 : a group of things having common characteristics; especially : a group of related plants or animals ranking in biological classification above a genus and below an order

4 : a social unit usu. consisting of one or two parents and their children

Synonyms

[2] clan, folk, kin, kinfolk, line, lineage, people, stock

[3] category, class, division, group, kind, set, type—more at CLASS

family planning noun : planning intended to determine the number and spacing of one's children by using birth control

family tree noun : an account or history of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors or from older forms : GENEALOGY; also : a genealogical diagram

Synonyms

ancestry, bloodline, descent, genealogy, lineage, origin—more at ANCESTRY

fam·ine noun 1 : an extreme scarcity of food

2 : a great shortage

Synonyms

dearth, deficiency, failure, lack, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage—more at DEFICIENCY

fam·ish verb 1 : STARVE

2 : to suffer for lack of something necessary

fam·ished adjective : intensely hungry

Synonyms

empty, hungry—more at HUNGRY

fa·mous adjective 1 : widely known

2 : honored for achievement

3 : EXCELLENT, FIRST-RATE

Synonyms

celebrated, famed, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known

Antonyms

anonymous, obscure, unknown

fa·mous·ly adverb : SPLENDIDLY, EXCELLENTLY

1fan noun : a device (as a hand-waved triangular piece or a mechanism with blades) for producing a current of air

2fan verb fanned; fan·ning 1 : to drive away the chaff from grain by winnowing

2 : to move (air) with or as if with a fan

3 : to direct a current of air upon <~ a fire>

4 : to stir up to activity : STIMULATE

5 : to spread like a fan — often used with out

6 : to strike out in baseball

Synonyms

usually fan out expand, extend, flare, open, radiate, spread, unfold

3fan noun : an enthusiastic follower or admirer

Synonyms

addict, aficionado, buff, devotee, enthusiast, fancier, lover

1fanatic or fa·nat·i·cal adjective [ORIGIN: L fanaticus inspired by a deity, frenzied, fr. fanum temple]

: marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion

— fa·nat·i·cism noun

Synonyms

extreme, extremist, rabid, radical, revolutionary, ultra—more at EXTREME

2fanatic noun : a person who is ardently attached to a cause, object, or pursuit; especially : a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion usu. toward some controversial matter

Synonyms

crusader, militant, partisan, zealot—more at ZEALOT

fan·ci·er noun 1 : one that has a special liking or interest

2 : a person who breeds or grows some kind of animal or plant for points of excellence

Synonyms

aficionado, buff, devotee, enthusiast, fan, lover—more at FAN

fan·ci·ful adjective 1 : marked by, existing in, or given to unrestrained imagination or whim rather than reason

2 : curiously made or shaped

— fan·ci·ful·ly adverb

Synonyms

fantastic, fictitious, imaginary, made-up, pretend, unreal—more at IMAGINARY

1fancy verb fan·cied; fan·cy·ing 1 : to be pleased with esp. on account of external appearance or manners : LIKE

2 : to form a conception of : IMAGINE

3 : to believe without evidence or certainty

4 : to visualize or interpret as

Synonyms

[1] delight, enjoy, like, love, relish—more at ENJOY

[2] conceive, imagine, picture, visualize

2fancy noun, plural fancies