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Grammar : Adj, noun, verb
Spell : in-tuh-mit
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn tə mɪt



Definition of intimate

Origin :
  • 1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.
  • adj friendly, devoted
  • adj private, personal
  • noun a close friend; familiar person
  • verb suggest; tip off
Example sentences :
  • I never knew a man to get so intimate on short acquaintance.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • With his inferior he will not be intimate, nor towards him will he be "proudly condescending."
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • He was the warm supporter and intimate friend of the celebrated Canning.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • This was Katherine Holroyd, a sympathetic observer and everybody's intimate.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • He was Mr. Gladstone's most trusted counsellor and most intimate friend.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • Neither would now choose the other as an intimate associate.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I am writing as the most intimate woman friend of Marian Thorne.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Mr. Palmer and Mr. Walsingham were intimate in half an hour.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • She was waiting for what was not to be acknowledged even to her own intimate self.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • These simple sentences, interchanged, took on the value of intimate confidences.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit

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