intimate
Meaning
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- Closely acquainted; familiar.
- Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
- Personal; private.
- Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know
- Very finely mixed.
Synonyms
be familiar
intimate 1
be accustomed
allude to
hint at
close friend
intimate 2
be used to
give a hint
be well-known
declare
very close
to be closely acquainted
to be very familiar
be accustomed to
become familiar
get used to
smell of
whole-souled
intimate friend
give off a scent
cause to know
accustomed person
familiar person
bosom,
let one know
make known to
attached to
full-dress
one of us
one’s own
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
Etymology
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.
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