intimate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin intimare (“to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar”), from intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”); see interior.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective, noun
Verb
Adjective [edit]
intimate (comparative more intimate, superlative most intimate)
- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
- Personal, private.
- an intimate friend
- an intimate setting
Translations [edit]
closely acquainted; familiar
of or involved in a sexual relationship
personal, private
Noun [edit]
intimate (plural intimates)
- A very close friend.
- Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
- (in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
- You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.
Synonyms [edit]
- (close friend): bosom buddy, bosom friend, cater-cousin
Translations [edit]
very close friend
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intimates: women's underwear, sleepwear or lingerie
Verb [edit]
intimate (third-person singular simple present intimates, present participle intimating, simple past and past participle intimated)
- (transitive) To suggest or disclose discreetly.
- He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
Translations [edit]
To suggest or disclose discreetly
Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- intimate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- intimate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Esperanto [edit]
Adverb [edit]
intimate
- present adverbial passive participle of intimi
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
intimate
- second-person plural present indicative of intimare
- second-person plural imperative of intimare
- Feminine plural of intimato
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
intimāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of intimō
