intimate
1
[ in-tuh-mit ]
/ ˈɪn tə mɪt /
adjective
noun
an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
Origin of intimate
1SYNONYMS FOR intimate
OTHER WORDS FROM intimate
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British Dictionary definitions for intimately (1 of 2)
intimate
1
/ (ˈɪntɪmɪt) /
adjective
noun
a close friend
Derived forms of intimate
intimately, adverb intimateness, nounWord Origin for intimate
C17: from Latin
intimus very close friend, from (adj): innermost, deepest, from
intus within
British Dictionary definitions for intimately (2 of 2)
intimate
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/ (ˈɪntɪˌmeɪt) /
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
to hint; suggest
to proclaim; make known
Derived forms of intimate
intimater, nounWord Origin for intimate
C16: from Late Latin
intimāre to proclaim, from Latin
intimus innermost