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intimate

adjective
 
 
/ˈɪntɪmət/
 
/ˈɪntɪmət/
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  1.  
    (of people) having a close and friendly relationship
    • intimate friends
    • We're not on intimate terms with our neighbours.
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  2.  
    private and personal, often in a sexual way
    • The article revealed intimate details about his family life.
    • the most intimate parts of her body
  3. (of a place or situation) encouraging close, friendly relationships, sometimes of a sexual nature
    • an intimate restaurant
    • He knew an intimate little bar where they would not be disturbed.
  4. (of knowledge) very detailed
    • an intimate knowledge of the English countryside
  5. (of a link between things) very close
    • an intimate connection between class and educational success
  6. intimate (with somebody) (formal or law) having a sexual relationship with somebody
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    7. Word Originadjective early 17th cent. (as a noun): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare ‘impress, make familiar’, from intimus ‘inmost’.
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