Hyphenation of familiar

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word familiar? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

fa-mil-iar

Definitions of familiar:

1.	A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
2.	A friend who is frequently in the company of another Drinking companions Comrades in arms
3.	A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
4.	Well known or easily recognized A familiar figure Familiar songs Familiar guests
5.	Within normal everyday experience Common and ordinary Not strange Familiar ordinary objects found in every home A familiar everyday scene A familiar excuse A day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences
6.	(usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly Conversant with business trends Familiar with the complex machinery He was familiar with those roads
7.	Having mutual interests or affections Of established friendship On familiar terms Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders

Synonyms of familiar:

adj	familiar, acquainted, acquainted with, familiar with, beaten, long-familiar, well-known, old, known
adj	familiar, common, usual, common or garden, everyday
adj	conversant, informed
adj	intimate, close
noun	servant, retainer
noun	companion, comrade, fellow, associate, friend
noun	familiar spirit, spirit, disembodied spirit

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.