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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
intimate
I.adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a close-knit/intimate circle (=a close one)
▪ His intimate circle was tiny.
an intimate connection (=a very close connection)
▪ There is an intimate connection between political liberty and economic freedom.
intimate knowledge (=knowledge about something because you are involved in it)
▪ He seemed to have an intimate knowledge of prison life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
connection
▪ Traditionally, an intimate connection has been seen between style and an author's personality.
▪ Mythologies all over the world describe the intimate connection, often antipathy, between birds and snakes.
contact
▪ He couldn't bear the intimate contact with other people.
▪ Was it a substitute for intimate contact?
▪ So what about sanitary towels and tampons: bleached products that also come into intimate contact with the human body?
▪ Whilst matrix isolation attempts to reproduce this situation, the target molecules are in intimate contact with the matrix material.
▪ They found that the people living on the estate did not have such intimate contact with their extended kin network.
▪ Larger atoms, in less intimate contact, tend to have weaker bonds.
conversation
▪ I recalled he had struck up an intimate conversation with her in the lobby after breakfast.
▪ I wonder where and when my father and my sister have had such intimate conversations.
▪ They looked as if they had already had a long and intimate conversation together.
▪ Still, my resolution as I write this is to work hard to find a ritual time for intimate conversations with Miles.
▪ There is also the taped evidence of an intimate conversation between Princess Diana and James Gilbey.
▪ It is degrading for both parties, and makes any serious or intimate conversation impossible.
▪ He's been helping me with my new computer were teenagers anti chose to and recently we had an intimate conversation.
detail
▪ How can Annie Murphy remember in such intimate detail things which happened 18 years ago?
▪ Mike was thoroughly embarrassed at having exposed intimate details of his life, but his classmates rallied around him.
▪ They shared no intimate details of their lives with each other.
experience
▪ These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study.
▪ And music should be an intimate experience.
▪ They have intimate experience of what it means to be rejected, forgotten, isolated.
▪ Those who have made the trip say that nothing compares to the intimate experience of creeping along the bottom in a submersible.
▪ Such an approach has the merits of appearing commonsensical, according with our own intimate experiences.
▪ Performance artist Mat Bevel enhances the intimate experience with his sculptural creations and interpretive lighting.
▪ An intimate experience probably helped to change his mind.
friend
▪ I asked Kagan if he had come to me knowing that I was an intimate friend of the man concerned.
▪ Previously he played with lots of kids but had few intimate friends.
▪ After the war, most of Montparnasse would claim to have been intimate friends of Modigliani.
▪ In no time at all Alix became his intimate friend.
▪ She had no idea whether it was to be a large gathering, or just a few intimate friends.
▪ Robert Altman is not a close, intimate friend, but I have interviewed him over a period of 26 years.
knowledge
▪ I've often thought it might be better if I had more intimate knowledge.
▪ Naturally, they had an intimate knowledge of the terrain.
▪ While not insurmountable they can be overcome only by those with experience and intimate knowledge of police work.
▪ Without an intimate knowledge of haemoglobin it would be easy to dismiss them as random noise.
▪ This octavo volume of 310 pages, with plants arranged under 696 genera, proves his intimate knowledge of the estate.
▪ Not just for one night, but for several, and to develop an intimate knowledge of the local badger community.
▪ This allows suppliers to specialise and to develop an intimate knowledge of customer needs and wants.
▪ But it has the compelling authority that only intimate knowledge and great indignation can bring.
relationship
▪ Communication skills affect every area of life, from expressing feelings in intimate relationships to dealing with over-zealous shop assistants.
▪ But l wanted to step beyond that and explore what an intimate relationship would be.
▪ The commercialization of the press With time, the intimate relationship described above was to go through periods of stress and change.
▪ Mullican, too, continues to create cosmological imagery infused by his intimate relationship with the natural world.
▪ The only long-term, intimate relationships that Ally McBeal could have are with the mirror or the camera.
▪ The same is true in other intimate relationships.
▪ Patient E12 had only attended the class for two months in early 1991 during an intimate relationship with patient E8.
▪ It was hard to imagine him having a casual chat with anyone, let alone a more intimate relationship.
setting
▪ The luxurious dress, ornate chair and intimate setting reflect the rococo spirit of the period.
▪ Shielded by shadows, away from the world, in a safe and intimate setting, it is possible to talk.
▪ Simple division Being able to divide a living/dining room into two distinct areas means you can easily create an intimate setting.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
intimate apparel
▪ Dinner was served in an intimate room with just two other tables.
▪ He knew Monet as an associate, if not an intimate friend.
▪ I saw that Brian was having an intimate conversation with an attractive young woman, and so I left quietly.
▪ She was asked about the most intimate details of her life.
▪ Some of the author's intimate correspondence was published after her death.
▪ Some people see nothing wrong with appearing on a TV show, and revealing their most intimate thoughts.
▪ They held hands, walked along the beach, and shared intimate secrets.
▪ You do not expect to see the most intimate details of your marriage splashed across the pages of the newspapers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Close and intimate friendships are characterised by commitment and vulnerability.
▪ Communities are overcrowded, with public facilities more often aimed at impersonal masses rather than stimulating intimate interaction.
▪ Gramm lately has attempted to soften his image, holding a series of intimate discussions with undecided voters in their kitchens.
▪ Minna, she and I are not intimate.
▪ Murder seemed to her too intimate, too similar to giving birth.
▪ Now they are talking intimate possibilities, so I slipped away.
▪ The only long-term, intimate relationships that Ally McBeal could have are with the mirror or the camera.
▪ These important nuances are often recognised only after a long and intimate experience of the couple under study.
II.verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ I scanned the window for some new detail that would intimate we were getting closer to Moscow.
▪ This was not the first time his parents had intimated that they thought Fred only ordinarily able.
▪ To remain, Hennepin intimated, was to court deafness.
III.noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ He had impressed Presidents and made himself an intimate of the great.
▪ His principles are so vague that even his intimates seem unable to put them into words.
▪ Marriage is a coming together for better or for worse, hopefully enduring, and intimate to the degree of being sacred.
▪ Saint-Gaudens and joseph jefferson were their intimates, Whitman had visited their studio.
▪ Some of his intimates were seriously concerned with his health.
▪ The two were intimates within fifteen minutes.
▪ We reserve the last 18 inches around our bodies for intimates.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intimate

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.

Intimate

Intimate \In"ti*mate\, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
--Gov. of the Tongue.

Intimate

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
intimate

1630s, "closely acquainted, very familiar," from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare "make known, announce, impress," from Latin intimus "inmost" (adj.), "close friend" (n.), superlative of in "in" (see in- (2)). Used euphemistically in reference to women's underwear from 1904. Related: Intimately.

intimate

"suggest indirectly," 1530s, back-formation from intimation, or else from Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare. Related: Intimated; intimating.

intimate

1650s, "person with whom one is intimate," from intimate (adj.).

Wiktionary
intimate
  1. 1 close acquainted; familiar. 2 Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 3 personal; private. n. 1 A very close friend. 2 (''in plural'' '''intimates''') Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store. v

  2. (context transitive English) To suggest or disclose discreetly.

WordNet
intimate
  1. adj. marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington

  2. 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]

  3. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar]

  4. involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men" [syn: sexual]

  5. innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: inner, internal]

  6. thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: intimate with, knowledgeable, knowledgeable about(p)]

intimate
  1. n. someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: confidant]

  2. v. give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: adumbrate, insinuate]

  3. imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: suggest]

Wikipedia
Intimate

Intimate may refer to:

  • Intimate examination, a physical examination for medical purposes that includes examination of the breasts, genitalia, or rectum of a patient
  • Intimate ion pair, the interactions between a cation, anion and surrounding solvent molecules
  • Intimate media, media artifacts created and collected to capture and commemorate aspects of family and intimate relationships
  • Intimate part, a place on the human body which it is usually customary to keep covered with clothing in public areas
  • Intimate relationship, a particularly close interpersonal relationship
Intimate (Smokey Robinson album)

Intimate is a 1999 album by Smokey Robinson. It was his first release in over seven years and marked his return to Motown Records. A recurring theme in the album, as with many of Robinson's songs, is love. Robinson explains, "If you write about dances, cars or political situations, sooner or later, you material sounds passé, dated...[Love] never goes out of style."

Robinson earned a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance on the album.

Intimate (Toni Pearen album)

Intimate (also known by its full title Toni Pearen's Intimate Album) is the debut album by Australian actress and singer Toni Pearen. Recorded throughout 1992 to 1993 and released in 1994, the album spawned two top ten singles and a third top forty single. At the time her music career commenced, Pearen had been a popular cast member of the Australian drama series E Street. She was one of many Australian actresses who ventured into a music career, following the success of Kylie Minogue as well as Dannii Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and also Pearen's E Street co-star Melissa Tkautz, who scored a successful number one hit as well as other popular songs in the early '90s.

Four singles were released from Intimate. The first single " In Your Room", peaked at number ten on the ARIA Charts in January 1993. The second single " I Want You" also peaked at number ten, in May 1993. A third single, " Walkaway Lover", was released in October 1994, peaking at number thirty-five in December. The fourth and final single " Joy" was released in March 1995 and peaked at number seventy-one during the same month. The album itself peaked at number fifty-six on its debut on the ARIA Albums Chart dated week ending 11 December 1994.

So far, this is the only album released by Pearen as she later became a television personality. She did however contribute some songs to the soundtrack of the 1995 film All Men Are Liars, which she also starred in.

"I Want You" was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Pop Release in 1994.

Usage examples of "intimate".

You needed the joining of flesh and magic in a major intimate way to be beyond the point of safety.

It would be awkward, perhaps ruinous, if Anglesey learned of this most intimate peering.

The lecture hall was a classic seventeenth-century aula resembling the theatres and opera houses of that period: , 136 chaste, intimate, and with perfect acoustics.

In 1892 he was appointed agent to the governor-general in Baluchistan, in succession to Sir Robert Sandeman, his intimate experience of the Baluchis, gained during his railway work, having specially fitted him for this post.

In the course of his trade to India, he had formed very intimate connections with the Saracens and the Blemmyes, whose situation on either coast of the Red Sea gave them an easy introduction into the Upper Egypt.

In the early spring of 1919, when Hungary was being invaded by Czecho-Slovak troops, Italians and Rumanians, and was threatened with an invasion from the Allies Count Karolyi fled and the government fell into the hands of the radical Socialist, Bela Kun, who soon established intimate relations with the Bolshevist government at Moscow.

The baring of the five beautiful bottoms followed by intimate inspection of the naked cheeks.

He knew, by a little reflection, that this must be cattle country, for the brakie had intimated as much in their talk just before dusk.

Despite her suffering, poor Maude, recognizing the shameless display she had just made of herself, clapped her left palm over the intimate hollow to hide it from him, and was promptly rewarded with another magisterial stroke of the rod, this one switching fiercely across the broadest, most resilient curves of both her bottomcheeks.

Mr Wharton had declared calumniously more than once to an intimate friend,--had not an H in his vocabulary.

Only William Cecil, her longtime advisor, was sure enough of his welcome to interrupt the intimate talk between the two childhood friends.

Familiar faces hove into view, some known personally, some known at the intimate remove of modern celebrityhood, local media types tanned and satisfied, a sprinkling of higher-magnitude stars down from the mountain in Aspen, the socialite grouper fish, the trolling politicos, and the renowned and endowed from the glamorous world of adult entertainment, all the well-connected folk you could ever hope to rig a hot wire to.

Chemistry and Physics only deal with them as exhibiting statistical complexes of the effects of their more intimate laws.

Conde, which, however, upon Anglo-Saxon tongues, had been promptly modified to Condy, or even, among his familiar and intimate friends, to Conny.

With his sister alone had he remained intimate, and it was a secret plan of his that she, who loved music, unlike himself, and could play movingly on the violin, should be sent next year to study at the Conservatorium, despite the great expense that would entail, which must be made up in some other way.