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familiar vs common

common vs familiar

familiar and common both are nouns.

familiar and common both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
familiar Yes Yes No No
common Yes Yes No No
familiar (noun) common (noun)
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
familiar (adjective) common (adjective)
well known or easily recognized having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual
within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship commonly encountered
(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly of low or inferior quality or value
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
of or associated with the great masses of people
to be expected; standard
common to or shared by two or more parties
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
Difference between familiar and common

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