Familiar and Plain

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Familiar

Familiar adjective - Closely acquainted.
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Plain is a synonym for familiar in common topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Familiar". informal substitute
Nearby Words: familiarity, familiarize, familiarise, familiarized, familiarization

Plain

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
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Familiar is a synonym for plain. Sometimes you can use "Familiar" instead an adjective "Plain". informal substitute
Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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  • The Vamp A red-blooded American boy must choose between his familiar, cutesy-plain sweetheart and this seductress.
    Source: The Vamp
  • Functional Magic aka: Magic Use words that are too familiar to you, use magic without proper concentration, or just plain screw up and it can go bonkers.
    Source: Functional Magic aka: Magic
  • Contrary to Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe, it's actually thou which was the familiar, and "you" which was formal—hence the stereotype of Quakers using "thee" and "thou" (they rejected singular "you" as being inegalitarian and "not plain", while Quakers were supposed to be egalitarian and "plain").
    Source: Useful Notes / History of English
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