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   intimate

   /ˈɪntɪmət/

   adjective

   • 1. closely acquainted; familiar: "intimate friends" Similar closebosomboondearcherishedfamiliarconfidentialfaithfulconstantdevotedfastfirmfavouritespecialinformal:chummypallyas thick as thievesOpposite distant
   • ▪ (of a place or setting) having a cosy and private or relaxed atmosphere: "an intimate little Italian restaurant" Similar friendlywarmwelcominghospitableharmoniousrelaxedinformaleasycosycomfortablesnugtête-à-têteinformal:comfyOpposite formalcold
   • ▪ involving very close connection: "their intimate involvement with their community"
   • ▪ (of knowledge) detailed or thorough: "an intimate knowledge of the software" Similar detailedthoroughexhaustivedeepin-depthprofoundexperiencedpersonalfirst-handdirectimmediateOpposite scant
   • 2. private and personal: "intimate details of his sexual encounters" Similar personalprivateconfidentialsecretinnermostinmostinnerinwarddeepdeepestdarkestdeep-seatedunspokenundeclaredundisclosedunvoiced
   • ▪ having a sexual relationship: euphemistic "they plan to wait before becoming intimate with one another" Similar sexualcarnalamorousamatoryromanticformal:fornicatory

   noun

   • 1. a very close friend: "his circle of intimates"

   Word Origin early 17th century (as a noun): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare ‘impress, make familiar’, from intimus ‘inmost’.

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   What is an intimate relationship?

   • An intimate is an intimate friend. They are to have an autumn wedding, an intimate of the couple confides. If two people are in an intimate relationship, they are involved with each other in a loving or sexual way . I just won't discuss my intimate relationships. ...their intimate moments with their boyfriends.

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   What does 'intimate' mean?

   • INTIMATE definition: 1. having, or being likely to cause, a very close friendship or personal or sexual relationship…. Learn more.

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   What does it mean if a restaurant is intimate?

   • Intimate means being close. A small restaurant is called intimate because you're sitting close to the other people, and your best friends are considered your intimate friends. This adjective can mean very friendly, or very personal or private. The original spelling was intime, from French, from Latin intimus "innermost," from intus "within."

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   What does intimare mean?

   • 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 . Adjective, noun Verb intimate ( comparative more intimate, superlative most intimate) Closely acquainted; familiar .

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   What does intimat mean?

   • , in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing. to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest. Archaic. to make known; announce. euphemistic. See familiar. See hint. We wanted it to be warm, we wanted it to be kind, we wanted it to be casual, and intimate. These are some of our favorite intimate encounters set in these close quarters.

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   What does it mean to be intimate with another?

   • Being intimate with another is about connecting with someone, emotionally, socially, spiritually, or sometimes physically. Explain that the word “intimacy” can be used to refer to sexual activity and possibly sexual intercourse, a time when people are physically very close and may also feel very connected, emotionally and spiritually.

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   Intimate definition: associated in close personal relations. See examples of INTIMATE used in a sentence.

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   1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity: intimate friends. 2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers. 3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter. 4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub. 5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter. 6.

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    Intimate means being close. A small restaurant is called intimate because you're sitting close to the other people, and your best friends are considered your intimate friends.