intimate

Pronunciation

adjective, noun

• enPR: ĭn'tĭmət, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/

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verb

• enPR: ĭn'tĭmāt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɪn.tɪ.meɪt/

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Adjective

Positive intimate

Comparative more intimate

Superlative most intimate

1. If something is intimate, it is very personal.
   • Synonyms: confidential and private
2. If two people are intimate, they are in a sexual relationship.

Noun

Singular intimate

Plural intimates

1. (countable) if somebody is your intimate, he/she is your very close friend.
   • Synonym: bosom friend
   • Antonym: unfriendly

Verb

Plain form intimate

Third-person singular intimates

Past tense intimated

Past participle intimated

Present participle intimating

1. When you intimate, you carefully make hints to someone else.
   • Synonym: suggest
   • Antonyms: deny, suppress and withhold