The difference between Familiar and Impersonal

When used as adjectives, familiar means known to one, whereas impersonal means not personal.

Familiar is also noun with the meaning: an attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form.

check bellow for the other definitions of Familiar and Impersonal

  1. Familiar as an adjective:

    Known to one.

    Examples:

    "there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar'"

  2. Familiar as an adjective:

    Acquainted.

    Examples:

    "I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears"

  3. Familiar as an adjective:

    Intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar'"

  4. Familiar as an adjective:

    Inappropriately intimate or friendly.

    Examples:

    "Don’t be familiar with me, boy!"

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  5. Familiar as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a family; familial.

  1. Familiar as a noun:

    An attendant spirit, often in animal or even demon form.

    Examples:

    "The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

  2. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A member of one's family or household.

  3. Familiar as a noun (obsolete):

    A close friend.

  4. Familiar as a noun (historical):

    The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.

  1. Impersonal as an adjective:

    Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.

    Examples:

    "An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate.'' –Sir J. Stephen."

  2. Impersonal as an adjective:

    Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

    Examples:

    "She sounded impersonal as she gave her report of the Nazi death camps."

  3. Impersonal as an adjective (grammar, of a verb or other word):

    Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.

    Examples:

    "The verb “rain” is impersonal in sentences like “It’s raining.”"

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