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in·ti·mate1 
[in-tuh-mit] Pronunciation Key
[in-tuh-mit] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend. |
| 2. | characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling: an intimate greeting. |
| 3. | very private; closely personal: one's intimate affairs. |
| 4. | characterized by or suggesting privacy or intimacy; warmly cozy: an intimate little café. |
| 5. | (of an association, knowledge, understanding, etc.) arising from close personal connection or familiar experience. |
| 6. | engaged in or characterized by sexual relations. |
| 7. | (of clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments: intimate apparel. |
| 8. | detailed; deep: a more intimate analysis. |
| 9. | showing a close union or combination of particles or elements: an intimate mixture. |
| 10. | inmost; deep within. |
| 11. | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inmost or essential nature; intrinsic: the intimate structure of an organism. |
| 12. | of, pertaining to, or existing in the inmost depths of the mind: intimate beliefs. |
| 13. | an intimate friend or associate, esp. a confidant. |
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in·ti·mate2
[in-tuh-meyt] Pronunciation Key
[in-tuh-meyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
| 1. | to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest. |
| 2. | Archaic. to make known; announce. |
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| in·ti·mate 1
(ĭn'tə-mĭt) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. A close friend or confidant. [Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre, to make familiar with; see intimate2.] in'ti·mate·ly adv., in'ti·mate·ness n. |
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| in·ti·mate 2
(ĭn'tə-māt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates
[Latin intimāre, intimāt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.] in'ti·mat'er n., in'ti·ma'tion n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
intimate (adj.)
intimate (adj.)
1632, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from L.L. intimatus, pp. of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from L. intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superl. of in "in." Used euphemistically of women's underwear from 1904.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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intimate (v.)
intimate (v.)
1538, back-formation from intimation "action of making known" (1442), from M.Fr. intimation (1394), from L.L. intimationem (nom. intimatio) "an announcement" (in M.L. "a judicial notification"), from intimare. Intimacy is from 1641; as a euphemism for "illicit sexual intercourse" it dates from 1676.
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| intimate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington |
| 2. | having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate" [syn: cozy] |
| 3. | having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar] |
| 4. | involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts" |
| 5. | innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: inner] |
| 6. | thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read |
noun | |
| 1. | someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: confidant] |
verb | |
| 1. | give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" |
| 2. | imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: suggest] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Intimate
In"ti*mate\, a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." --Milton. 2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. --South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. Syn: Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
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Intimate
In"ti*mate\, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the Tongue.
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Intimate
In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. --E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. --Spenser. 2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. --Locke.
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