Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make known, especially in a formal manner; announce.
- Specifically, to make known by indirect means or words; hint or suggest; indicate; point out.
- Synonyms Suggest, Insinuate, etc. See
hint , transitive verb - Inner; inmost; intrinsic; pertaining to minute details or particulars: as, the intimate structure of an organism; the intimate principles of a science.
- Pertaining to the inmost mind; existing in one's inner thoughts or feelings; inward: as, intimate convictions or beliefs; intimate knowledge of a subject.
- Closely approximating or coalescing; near; familiar: as, intimate relation of parts; intimate union of particles; intimate intercourse.
- Close in friendship or acquaintance; on very familiar terms; not reserved or distant.
- Familiarly associated: personal.
- noun A familiar friend, companion, or guest; one who has close social relations with another or others.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
- adjective Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
- adjective Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential.
- transitive verb obsolete To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
- transitive verb To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint.
- noun An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Closely acquainted ;familiar . - adjective Of or involved in a
sexual relationship . - adjective
Personal ,private . - noun A very close
friend . - noun Women's
underwear ,sleepwear , orlingerie , especially offered forsale in astore . - verb transitive To
suggest ordisclose discreetly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- verb give to understand
- adjective thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- noun someone to whom private matters are confided
- adjective innermost or essential
- verb imply as a possibility
- adjective marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- adjective involved in a sexual relationship
- adjective having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
Etymologies
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Examples
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It's an *intimate* story, not an epic story--so it should be set in an intimate landscape, not a New Zealand-style Middle Earth landscape.
the lion guardian asakiyume 2006
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And yet, the very fact that these bloggers have a community with which to share the bad things is a measure of the reality that the meaning of the word intimate has been redefined.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Lisa Belkin 2012
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And yet you seem to support the enablement of racist acts when the exercise of what you characterize as intimate or expressive rights constitutes a racist act.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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And yet you seem to support the enablement of racist acts when the exercise of what you characterize as intimate or expressive rights constitutes a racist act.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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So while a character on "The Big Bang Theory" is allowed to say the word "intimate," the subtitles only showed "int-----."
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Gareth Conde 2012
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The U.S. Department of Justice does track homicides involving what it calls intimate partners.
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Most people are happy to share what you describe as intimate details with a certain set of othr people, just not with everyone.
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..when the exercise of what you characterize as intimate or expressive rights...
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Activist Government” and the Rights of Minorities 2010
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Too long had he, and the generations before him, lived in intimate relationship with the two-legged gods.
CHAPTER XX 2010
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There had never been a time when he had not been in intimate relationship with machines.
oroboros commented on the word intimate
I will intimate to my intimate.
January 3, 2010
ianweniger commented on the word intimate
Several example sentences for 'intimate' do not contain the word at all. Please edit this page soon!
January 21, 2010
chained_bear commented on the word intimate
I've noticed that on quite a number of word pages, but not this one. I wonder if a better place to post it is on feedback's profile...?
January 21, 2010
ianweniger commented on the word intimate
Here's a sentence to consider adding to the example page:
intimate (verb)
The school principal intimated to a teacher who was about to take the stage at the assembly that she had a big piece of snot stuck to her shirt.
January 21, 2010
bilby commented on the word intimate
Not sure what your DEADBEEF is ian. This comment page is where Vordnik users can add examples and that's what you've just done. The intimate word page, like those for other words, is automatically generated from databases. The examples there certainly do contain intimate.
January 21, 2010
mohitanand commented on the word intimate
o suggest something subtly
At first Manfred’s teachers intimated to his parents that he was not suited to skip a grade; when his parents protested, teachers explicitly told them that, notwithstanding the boy’s precocity, he was simply too immature to jump to the 6th grade.
October 11, 2016