intimate

[ in-tuh-mit ]

/ ˈɪn tə mɪt /

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adjective

associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.

characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling: an intimate greeting.

very private; closely personal: one's intimate affairs.

characterized by or suggesting an atmosphere conducive to privacy or intimacy; warmly cozy: an intimate little café where we can relax and talk.

(of an association, knowledge, understanding, etc.) arising from close personal connection or familiar experience.

engaged in or characterized by sexual relations: too young to handle an intimate relationship.

(of women's clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments: a store that sells intimate apparel.

detailed; deep: a more intimate analysis.

showing a close union or combination of particles or elements: an intimate mixture.

inmost; deep within.

of, relating to, or characteristic of the inmost or essential nature; intrinsic: the intimate structure of an organism.

of, relating to, or existing in the inmost depths of the mind: intimate beliefs.

noun

an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.

SYNONYMS FOR intimate

1 dear.

3 privy, secret.

8 exacting, thorough.

13 crony.

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Origin of intimate

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre “to announce, make known,” derivative of intimus “inmost, most intimate”; see intima

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1. See familiar.

OTHER WORDS FROM intimate

in·ti·mate·ly, adverbin·ti·mate·ness, noun

Definition 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

First recorded in 1530–40; from Late Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre “to impress (upon), make known,” equivalent to intim(us) “inmost” (see intima) + -ātus -ate¹

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1. See hint.

OTHER WORDS FROM intimate

in·ti·mat·er, nounin·ti·ma·tion, nounpre·in·ti·ma·tion, nounqua·si-in·ti·mat·ed, adjective

un·in·ti·mat·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intimate

intimate , intimidate

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Example sentences from the Web for intimate

It was an intimate class and I could speak in my normal voice, which I liked, but that also meant the phone was too loud for the room.
Fiction: Quiet earth philosophy|Katie McLean|October 21, 2020|MIT Technology Review
However, these superspreader events are intimate affairs associated with close contact and a lack of precautions.
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Well, we’re already letting machines do this in our most intimate spaces…inside our home.
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Now, both men are in their homes, one self-isolating and the other dodging reporters asking about those texts, including messages that emerged late Tuesday suggesting an intimate encounter.
A covid-19 diagnosis, texts suggesting infidelity roil pivotal N.C. Senate race|Pam Kelley, Rachael Bade, Paul Kane|October 6, 2020|Washington Post

It’s tough to predict what political impact the news that North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cal Cunningham had been sending intimate texts to a woman who isn’t his wife will have on the competitive Senate race there.
A sexting scandal in the North Carolina Senate race was the last thing Democrats need|Amber Phillips|October 5, 2020|Washington Post
They wrote about subjects that they knew intimately, or that troubled or fascinated them, which is what all novelists do.
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Now Kendall Jenner is intimately interlocked with Cara Delevingne.
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However the American sexual ideal is intimately related to a certain idea of masculinity.
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Other Nazi leaders would get intimately involved in the lives of the artists as well.
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When this happened I told Michael first, very intimately and in much more detail, what was going on.
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Indeed, his success was widely known, and Jean Baptiste had been rather curious to know the family intimately.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
His namdee was intimately associated with French politics, from the commencement of the revolution in 1789.
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When the mucus is small in amount and intimately mixed with the stool, the trouble is probably in the small intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
From these instruments have come all those precise examinations on which the accuracy of modern science intimately depends.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
Nicholas Rubinstein is intimately associated with every event in Tchaikovskys private and public life.
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British Dictionary definitions for intimate (1 of 2)

intimate¹

/ (ˈɪntɪmɪt) /

adjective

characterized by a close or warm personal relationshipan intimate friend

deeply personal, private, or secret

(often postpositive foll by with) euphemistic having sexual relations (with)

(postpositive foll by with) having a deep or unusual knowledge (of)
(of knowledge) deep; extensive

having a friendly, warm, or informal atmospherean intimate nightclub

of or relating to the essential part or nature of something; intrinsic

denoting the informal second person of verbs and pronouns in French and other languages

noun

a close friend

Derived forms of intimate

intimately, adverbintimateness, noun

Word 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, noun

Word Origin for intimate

C16: from Late Latin intimāre to proclaim, from Latin intimus innermost

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