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intimate (IN tuh mit) (adjective), more intimate, most intimate
1. Pertaining to having, involving, or resulting from a close personal relationship: Isaac and Isabel knew each other for several years and as a result of their intimate associations, they became husband and wife.
2. A reference to a quiet and private or secluded situation that enables people to feel relaxed with each other: Arlene and Arnold invited their most intimate friends to their tenth wedding celebration.
3. Regarding something that is so private and personal as to be kept secret or discussed only with a close friend or relative: Leslie was a prisoner in jail because he had an intimate confidant who told the police about his criminal activities.
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4. Referring to being very close because of the influence of one thing on another: A personal diary is a very intimate book.
5. Descriptive of being detailed as a result of extensive studies or close experiences: Adam had an intimate knowledge of the workings of the government and so he was a valuable advisor for his country's leader.
6. Relating to something that is intended to be worn next to the skin or in a private setting: Shirley was wearing intimate apparel when her husband came home from his business trip.
7. Referring to friendship and mutual goodwill: After years of fighting, the cat and dog now have intimate relations or amity for each other.
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8. Etymology: from Late Latin intimatus, from intimare, "to make known, to announce, to notify, to impress deeply upon"; from Latin intimus, "close friend".
2. A reference to a quiet and private or secluded situation that enables people to feel relaxed with each other: Arlene and Arnold invited their most intimate friends to their tenth wedding celebration.
3. Regarding something that is so private and personal as to be kept secret or discussed only with a close friend or relative: Leslie was a prisoner in jail because he had an intimate confidant who told the police about his criminal activities.
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4. Referring to being very close because of the influence of one thing on another: A personal diary is a very intimate book.5. Descriptive of being detailed as a result of extensive studies or close experiences: Adam had an intimate knowledge of the workings of the government and so he was a valuable advisor for his country's leader.
6. Relating to something that is intended to be worn next to the skin or in a private setting: Shirley was wearing intimate apparel when her husband came home from his business trip.
7. Referring to friendship and mutual goodwill: After years of fighting, the cat and dog now have intimate relations or amity for each other.
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8. Etymology: from Late Latin intimatus, from intimare, "to make known, to announce, to notify, to impress deeply upon"; from Latin intimus, "close friend".
The meaning of closely acquainted, is first recorded in English in 1635, from the Latin sense. An earlier form intime, "very familiar, intimate" (before 1618), was borrowed from Middle French intime, learned borrowing from Latin intimus.