Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intimate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intimate \In"ti*mate\, a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a
superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. F. intime.
The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t.
See {Interior}.]
1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. ``I knew
from intimate impulse.'' --Milton.
2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
He was honored with an intimate and immediate
admission. --South.
3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar;
confidential; as, an intimate friend.
Syn: Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intimate \In"ti*mate\, n.
An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the
Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intimate \In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Intimating}.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to
put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known,
from intimus the inmost. See {Intimate}, a.]
1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to
make known. [Obs.]
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
--E. Hall.
So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's
grief. --Spenser.
2. 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.
The names of simple ideas and substances, with the
abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real
existence, from which was derived their original
pattern. --Locke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intimate
adj 1: very close in friendship or affection; "a bosom buddy"; "an
intimate friendship" [syn: {bosom(a)}]
2: showing profound and detailed knowledge and understanding as
from long study; "an intimate knowledge of criminal law"
3: indicating knowledge of personal details that only a close
confidant could have; "an intimate biography"; "intimate
details of their relationship"
4: 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" [syn: {cozy},
{informal}]
5: closely interconnected or interrelated; "the intimate
relations...beween economics, politics, and legal
principles"- V.L.Parrington
6: having mutual interests or affections; of established
friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an
intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {familiar}]
7: involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual)
relations between husband and wife"; "she had been
intimate with many men" [syn: {sexual}]
8: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the
internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate
structure of matter" [syn: {inner}, {internal}]
9: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
"this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson;
"knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert
Read [syn: {intimate with(p)}, {knowledgeable}, {knowledgeable
about(p)}]
n : someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: {confidant}]
v 1: give to understand [syn: {adumbrate}, {insinuate}]
2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for
more clarification" [syn: {suggest}]
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