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intimately
in·ti·mate 1 I0201900 (ĭn′tə-mĭt)adj.1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity: intimate friends.2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship: Have they been intimate?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.
in·ti·mate 2 I0202000 (ĭn′tə-māt′)tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates 1. a. To state or express indirectly: She intimated that she did not want him to call back. See Synonyms at suggest.b. To make evident indirectly: His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.2. Archaic To announce; proclaim.
[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.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | intimately - in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"nearly, closely | | 2. | intimately - with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well"well |
intimatelyadverb1. closely, very well, personally, warmly, familiarly, tenderly, affectionately, confidentially, confidingly You have to be willing to get to know your partner intimately.2. fully, very well, thoroughly, in detail, inside out, to the core, through and through a golden age of musicians whose work she knew intimatelyTranslationsintimate (ˈintimət) adjective1. close and affectionate. intimate friends. 親密的 亲密的2. private or personal. the intimate details of his correspondence. 私人的 私人的3. (of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough. 精通的 精通的 noun a close friend. 熟友 熟友 (-meit) verb to give information or announce. 透露，公開 透露，宣布 ˌintiˈmation (-ˈmei-) noun 透露，公開 暗示，通知 ˈintimacy (-məsi) noun1. the quality of being intimate. 親密 亲密2. close friendship. 密切的友誼 亲密友谊ˈintimately (-mət-) adverb 親密地 亲密地IdiomsSeeintimateintimately
Synonyms for intimatelyadv closelySynonyms- closely
- very well
- personally
- warmly
- familiarly
- tenderly
- affectionately
- confidentially
- confidingly
adv fullySynonyms- fully
- very well
- thoroughly
- in detail
- inside out
- to the core
- through and through
Synonyms for intimatelyadv in a close mannerSynonymsadv with great or especially intimate knowledgeSynonyms |