Familiar
Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.
Usage example: the little inside jokes that people who have long been familiar like to share
Gregarious and familiar are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gregarious" instead an adjective "Familiar".
Gregarious
Gregarious adjective - Likely to seek or enjoy the company of others.
Familiar and gregarious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Familiar" instead an adjective "Gregarious".
Nearby Word: gregariously
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Both words in one sentence
- However, the Hobbit dialect of Westron dropped the "formal" form entirely (presumably as a result of the rather gregarious and egalitarian nature of the hobbits), using the "familiar" form for everyone.
Source: First Name Basis / Literature
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