Definitions for intimate
ˈɪn təˌmeɪtin·ti·mate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.3 / 3 votes

1. confidant, intimateadjective

   someone to whom private matters are confided

2. intimateadjective

   marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

   "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington

3. cozy, intimate, informaladjective

   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"

4. familiar, intimateadjective

   having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

   "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

5. intimate, sexualadjective

   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"

6. inner, internal, intimateadjective

   innermost or essential

   "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"

7. intimate, knowledgeable, versedverb

   thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

   "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

8. intimate, adumbrate, insinuateverb

   give to understand

   "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

9. suggest, intimateverb

   imply as a possibility

   "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. intimatenoun

   A very close friend.

   Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.

2. intimatenoun

   (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.

3. intimateverb

   To suggest or disclose discreetly.

   He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.

4. intimateadjective

   Closely acquainted; familiar.

   He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.

5. intimateadjective

   Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

   She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.

6. intimateadjective

   Personal, private.

7. Etymology: From intimare, from intimus, superlative of intus, from in; see interior.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INTIMATEadjective

   Etymology: intimado, Spanish; intimus, Lat.

   1. Inmost; inward; intestine.

   They knew not
   That what I mention'd was of God, I knew
   From intimate impulse, and therefore urged on
   The marriage. John Milton, Agonist. l. 221.

   Fear being so intimate to our natures, it is the strongest bond of laws. John Tillotson, Sermons.

   2. Near; not kept at distance.

   Moses was with him in the retirements of the mount, received there his private instructions; and when the multitude were thundered away from any approach, he was honoured with an intimate and immediate admission. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. Familiar; closely acquainted.

   United by this sympathetick bond,
   You grow familiar, intimate, and fond. Wentworth Dillon.

2. Intimatenoun

   A familiar friend; one who is trusted with our thoughts.

   Etymology: intimado, Spanish; intime, French; intimus, Latin.

   The design was to entertain his reason with a more equal converse, assign him an intimate whose intellect as much corresponded with his as did the outward form. Gov. Tongue.

3. To Intimateverb

   To hint; to point out indirectly, or not very plainly.

   Etymology: intimer, French; intimare, low Latin.

   Alexander Van Suchten tells us, that by a way he intimates, may be made a mercury of copper, not of the silver colour of other mercuries, but green. Boyle.

   The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original patern. John Locke.

   'Tis the divinity that stirs within us;
   'Tis heav'n itself that points out an hereafter,
   And intimates eternity to man. Joseph Addison, Cato.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Intimateadjective

   innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty

2. Intimateadjective

   near; close; direct; thorough; complete

3. Intimateadjective

   close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend

4. Intimatenoun

   an intimate friend or associate; a confidant

5. Intimateadjective

   to announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known

6. Intimateadjective

   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

7. Etymology: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intimate

   in′ti-māt, adj. innermost: internal: close: closely acquainted: familiar.—n. a familiar friend: an associate.—v.t. to hint: to announce.—n. In′timacy, state of being intimate: close familiarity.—adv. In′timately.—n. Intimā′tion, obscure notice: hint: announcement. [L. intimāre, ātum—intimus, innermost—intus, within.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intimate

   Feelings expressed by a couple, people who are married or in a romantic relationship that are a personal way for the couple to express their relationship and commitment to each other.

   Intimate feelings are expressed in a variety of ways and are relative to the age, choices and maturity of the couple.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 29, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'intimate' in Adjectives Frequency: #988

How to pronounce intimate?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of intimate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of intimate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of intimate in a Sentence

1. Evan Rachel Wood:

   Obviously, my art and my life have long been magnets for controversy, but these recent claims about me are horrible distortions of reality, my intimate relationships have always been entirely consensual with like-minded partners.

2. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   No stranger can get a great many notes of torture out of a human soul it takes one that knows it well -- parent, child, brother, sister, intimate.

3. Carolina Pina:

   For us hunting wasn't a sport. It was a way to be intimate with nature

4. Antigone Davis:

   There’s no one panacea for the issue of sextortion or the issue of the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, it really does take a holistic approach.

5. George Papadopoulos:

   What’s more important than even these prosecutions is allowing the American people to have an intimate vantage point into this onion of corruption that really permeated the American government in 2015 and 2016 and affected a presidency, and how and why it was allowed to take foot.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=intimate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intimate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=intimate
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intimate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=intimate