intimate
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Closely acquainted; familiar.
an intimate friend
He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
Đồng nghĩa: thick
- 2.
Personal; private.
an intimate setting
- 3.
(euphemistic)Pertaining to sex organs or underwear.
- 4.
(euphemistic)Pertaining to sexual acts or a sexual relationship.
She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
- 5.
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
The candidate showed an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of politics.
- 6.
Very finely mixed.
Black powder consists of an intimate mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A very close friend.
Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
Đồng nghĩa: bosom buddy, bosom friend, cater-cousin
- 2.
(in the plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
You'll find bras and panties in the intimates section upstairs.
Đồng nghĩa: intimate apparel
Động từ
verb- 1.
(ambitransitive)To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
Đồng nghĩa: hint
- 2.
(India, transitive)To notify.
I will intimate you when the details are available.
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Latin intimātus, the perfect passive participle of intimō (to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar) (see -ate), from intimus (inmost, innermost, most intimate), superlative of intus (within), from in (in); see interior.