Intimate Definition
ĭntə-mĭt
intimated, intimates, intimating, intimatest
adjective
intimatest
Pertaining to the inmost character of a thing; fundamental.
The intimate structure of the atom.
Webster's New World
Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity.
Intimate friends.
American Heritage
Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature.
Intimate prayers.
American Heritage
Essential; innermost.
The intimate structure of matter.
American Heritage
Closely acquainted or associated; very familiar.
An intimate friend.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
An intimate friend or companion.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
intimated, intimates, intimating
To state or express indirectly.
She intimated that she did not want him to call back.
American Heritage
To make known indirectly; hint or imply.
Webster's New World
To make known formally; announce.
Webster's New World
To suggest or disclose discreetly.
He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Intimate
Noun
Singular:
intimate
Plural:
intimatesAdjective
Base Form:
intimate
Superlative:
intimatestOrigin of Intimate
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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.
From Wiktionary
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Latin intimāre intimāt- to make known from intimus innermost en in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Latin intimātus past participle of intimāre to make familiar with intimate2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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