intimate

CEFRB2

/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having a very close personal relationship.

  2. 02

    noun

    A close friend or person with whom one shares private feelings.

Examples

  • That topic is too intimate to share with casual acquaintances.

  • This party is an intimate gathering.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Personal; private.

  2. Pertaining to sex organs or underwear.

  3. Closely acquainted; familiar.

More examples

In context

  • He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.

  • an intimate friend

  • an intimate setting

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin intimātus, the perfect passive participle of intimō (“to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar”) (see -ate (adjective forming suffix)), from intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”); see interior.