Intimate friends

  • 1intimate — intimates, intimating, intimated (The adjective and noun are pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntɪmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱ntɪmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you have an intimate friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them …

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  • 2intimate — 1 adjective 1 FRIENDS having an extremely close relationship: intimate friends | be on intimate terms with: She s on intimate terms with important people in the government. 2 PRIVATE connected with very private or personal matters: Valerie always …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3intimate — in|ti|mate1 [ ıntımət ] adjective ▸ 1 very close to someone ▸ 2 private/personal ▸ 3 about places/situations ▸ 4 relating to relationships ▸ 5 closely connected ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an intimate friend is someone who you know very well and like very… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4intimate — I UK [ˈɪntɪmət] / US adjective 1) an intimate friend is someone who you know very well and like very much Only intimate friends were invited to their wedding. 2) relating to very private or personal things The magazine published intimate details… …

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  • 5intimate — I. transitive verb ( mated; mating) Etymology: Late Latin intimatus, past participle of intimare to put in, announce, from Latin intimus innermost, superlative of Old Latin *interus inward more at interior Date: 1522 1. to make known especially… …

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  • 6intimate — intimate1 [ ɪntɪmət] adjective 1》 closely acquainted; familiar: intimate friends.     ↘having an informal friendly atmosphere. 2》 private and personal: intimate details.     ↘euphemistic having a sexual relationship. 3》 involving very close… …

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  • 7Intimate media — are media artifacts created and collected by individuals, friends, and families to capture and commemorate aspects of family and intimate relationships. Intimate media includes such things as personal and family photo collections, home videos and …

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  • 8Intimate relationship — Intimacy redirects here. For other uses, see Intimacy (disambiguation). Paramour redirects here. For the band, see Paramore. For the ship, see HMS Paramour (1694). Relationships …

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  • 9intimate — in|ti|mate1 [ˈıntımıt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(restaurant/meal/place)¦ 2¦(friends)¦ 3 intimate knowledge of something 4¦(private)¦ 5¦(sex)¦ 6 intimate link/connection etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: intime intimate (1600 1700), from Latin intimus;… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10sworn friends — Intimate friends, dear friends, bosom friends, close friends …

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