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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ti•mate1 /ˈɪntəmɪt/USA pronunciation adj. - associated in close personal relationship:intimate friends.
- private;
personal:[before a noun]an intimate secret. - offering privacy;
cozy:We had a romantic lunch at an intimate café. - (of knowledge, understanding, etc.) coming from close personal connection, study, or familiar experience;
deep and detailed:[before a noun]intimate knowledge of a subject. - engaging in or characterized by sexual relations:had been intimate more than once.
- Clothing (of clothing) worn next to the skin:[before a noun]intimate lingerie.
n. [countable] - an intimate friend or associate.
in•ti•mate•ly, adv. in•ti•mate2 /ˈɪntəˌmeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. - to indicate or make known indirectly;
hint;
imply;
suggest: [~ + object]He intimated his dislike.[~ + (that) clause]He intimated that he would accept if certain conditions were met.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ti•mate1 (in′tə mit),USA pronunciation adj. - 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 privacy or intimacy;
warmly cozy:an intimate little café. - (of an association, knowledge, understanding, etc.) arising from close personal connection or familiar experience.
- engaged in or characterized by sexual relations.
- Clothing(of clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments: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, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inmost or essential nature;
intrinsic:the intimate structure of an organism. - of, pertaining to, or existing in the inmost depths of the mind:intimate beliefs.
n. - an intimate friend or associate, esp. a confidant.
- Latin intim(us) a close friend (noun, nominal use of the adjective, adjectival; see intima) + -ate1
- 1600–10
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dear. See familiar.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged privy, secret.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged exacting, thorough.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crony.
in•ti•mate2 (in′tə māt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -mat•ed, -mat•ing. - to indicate or make known indirectly;
hint;
imply;
suggest. - [Archaic.]to make known;
announce.
- Late Latin intimātus, past participle of intimāre to impress (upon), make known, equivalent. to intim(us) inmost (see intima) + -ātus -ate1
- 1530–40
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See hint.
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