intimate
1[ in-tuh-mit ]
/ ˈɪn tə mɪt /
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adjective
noun
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
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Origin of intimate
1First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre “to announce, make known,” derivative of intimus “inmost, most intimate”; see intima
synonym study for intimate
1. See familiar.
OTHER WORDS FROM intimate
in·ti·mate·ly, adverbin·ti·mate·ness, nounDefinition for intimate (2 of 2)
intimate2
[ in-tuh-meyt ]
/ ˈɪn təˌmeɪt /
verb (used with object), in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing.
to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
Archaic. to make known; announce.
Origin of intimate
2synonym study for intimate
1. See hint.
OTHER WORDS FROM intimate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intimate
intimate , intimidateDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for intimate (1 of 2)
intimate1
/ (ˈɪntɪmɪt) /
adjective
noun
a close friend
Derived forms of intimate
intimately, adverbintimateness, nounWord Origin for intimate
C17: from Latin intimus very close friend, from (adj): innermost, deepest, from intus within
British Dictionary definitions for intimate (2 of 2)
intimate2
/ (ˈɪntɪˌmeɪt) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
to hint; suggest
to proclaim; make known
Derived forms of intimate
intimater, nounWord Origin for intimate
C16: from Late Latin intimāre to proclaim, from Latin intimus innermost
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