intimate

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ See IPA manual

Freq #5520

Meanings

1

adj
Very close and friendly; sharing a warm personal relationship.

They have been intimate friends since childhood.
2

adj
Private and personal, often in a quiet, comfortable way.

We chose a small, intimate restaurant for the dinner.
3

adj
Connected with a sexual relationship.

They had been intimate for several months before they got married.
4

adj
Very detailed, known only through deep familiarity.

She has an intimate knowledge of how the company really works.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · very close and friendly;... thick

3 adj · connected with a sexual... sexual

Word family

Forms intimatedintimatesintimatingunintimate

Derived forms extimateintimatelyintimatenessintimaterintimatopianonintimateoverintimateultraintimateunintimateunintimated

Related forms intimacy intimation

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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intimate apparel
underwear and nightwear, especially clothing marketed for women

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin intimātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French intimer.

intimātus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# intimate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/
**Frequency rank:** 5520

## Meanings
1. Very close and friendly; sharing a warm personal relationship.
2. Private and personal, often in a quiet, comfortable way.
3. Connected with a sexual relationship.
4. Very detailed, known only through deep familiarity.

## Examples
- They have been intimate friends since childhood.
- We chose a small, intimate restaurant for the dinner.
- They had been intimate for several months before they got married.
- She has an intimate knowledge of how the company really works.

## Derived Forms
- extimate
- intimately
- intimateness
- intimater
- intimatopia
- nonintimate
- overintimate
- ultraintimate
- unintimate
- unintimated

## Related Forms
- intimacy
- intimation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: intimātus

## Etymology
From Latin intimātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French intimer.

## AI Etymology
Intimate comes from Latin intimātus, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more. Cognate with French intimer.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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