long-familiar

1. 1.

   frequently experienced; known closely or intimately

   “a long-familiar face”

   “a well-known voice reached her ears”

   Synonymswell-known

   Similarfamiliar

Questions about long-familiar

What does long-familiar mean?

long-familiar means "frequently experienced; known closely or intimately".

How many syllables are in long-familiar?

long-familiar has 5 syllables: long--fa-mi-li-ar. The stress falls on "mi".

What is another word for long-familiar?

Close synonyms include well-known. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is long-familiar a common word?

long-familiar is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.