intimate

intimate
in|ti|mate1 [ `ıntımət ] adjective
▸ 1 very close to someone
▸ 2 private/personal
▸ 3 about places/situations
▸ 4 relating to relationships
▸ 5 closely connected
▸ + PHRASES
1. ) an intimate friend is someone who you know very well and like very much: CLOSE:
Only intimate friends were invited to their wedding.
2. ) relating to very private or personal things:
The magazine published intimate details of their affair.
3. ) an intimate place or situation is private and friendly and makes you feel relaxed and comfortable:
It's a small hotel with an intimate atmosphere.
4. ) an intimate relationship is a very close personal relationship, especially a sexual one
a ) FORMAL relating to sex or a sexual relationship:
intimate contact
b ) be intimate with someone FORMAL to have sex with someone:
She denies they were ever intimate.
5. ) an intimate connection between two things is a very close connection between them:
Island communities commonly feel an intimate connection with the sea and with seafarers.
intimate knowledge of something
detailed knowledge of something:
The brothers have an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the regime.
╾ in|ti|mate|ly adverb:
Do you know her intimately?
These two problems are intimately connected.
intimate
in|ti|mate 2 [ `ıntı,meıt ] verb transitive FORMAL
to tell people something in an indirect way:
intimate that: He intimated that he intends to leave.
intimate
in|ti|mate 3 [ `ıntımət ] noun count FORMAL
a close friend

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Intimate — In ti*mate, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • intimate — in|ti|mate1 [ˈıntımıt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(restaurant/meal/place)¦ 2¦(friends)¦ 3 intimate knowledge of something 4¦(private)¦ 5¦(sex)¦ 6 intimate link/connection etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: intime intimate (1600 1700), from Latin intimus;… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intimate — intimates, intimating, intimated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntɪmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntɪmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you have an intimate friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them …   English dictionary

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