INTIMATE
\ˈɪntɪmət], \ˈɪntɪmət], \ˈɪ_n_t_ɪ_m_ə_t]\
Definitions of INTIMATE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
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someone to whom private matters are confided
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having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
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innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
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imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
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having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
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involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
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marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
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thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
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give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
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very close in friendship or affection; "a bosom buddy"; "an intimate friendship"
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someone to whom private matters are confided
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having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
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innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
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imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
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having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
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closely interconnected or interrelated; "the intimate relations...beween economics, politics, and legal principles"- V.L.Parrington
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thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read
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indicating knowledge of personal details that only a close confidant could have; "an intimate biography"; "intimate details of their relationship"
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showing profound and detailed knowledge and understanding as from long study; "an intimate knowledge of criminal law"
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involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
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Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
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Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
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Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
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An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
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To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
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To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.
By Oddity Software
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Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
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Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
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Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
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An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
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To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
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To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.
By Noah Webster.
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Close in friendship; well acquainted; familiar; confidential.
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To suggest indirectly; make known.
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A close friend.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Innermost: internal: close: closely acquainted: familiar.
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A familiar friend: an associate.
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INTIMATELY.
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To hint: to announce.
By Daniel Lyons
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INTIMATELY.
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To make known indirectly; hint.
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Close; confidential, as friends.
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A confidential, as friend.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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in'ti-m[=a]t, adj. innermost: internal: close: closely acquainted: familiar.--n. a familiar friend: an associate.--v.t. to hint: to announce.--n. IN'TIMACY, state of being intimate: close familiarity.--adv. IN'TIMATELY.--n. INTIM[=A]'TION, obscure notice: hint: announcement. [L. intim[=a]re, [=a]tum--intimus, innermost--intus, within.]
By Thomas Davidson
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Close in acquaintance, familiar, as i. friend (ship); i. (close) connexion; i. knowledge (resulting from familiarity); essential, intrinsic; (of diary) recording emotions &c.; (n.) i. friend. Hence intimacy n., intimately adv.
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Make known, state, (fact, wish, that); imply, hint. So intimation n. [late Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
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