Added 9 October 2026
intimate
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mət/ noun
In Latin: subsōnō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intimate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
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Give to understand.
I insinuated that I did not like his wife
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Imply as a possibility.
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
adjective
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Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.
intimate friend
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Concerning things deeply private and personal.
intimate correspondence
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Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere.
had a cozy chat
Origin
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.
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