intimate
5
5.1
- noun
- /ˈɪntɪmət/
:
confidente
- Several names have come up, sir, including an intimate of Booth's, a John Surratt.
- friends and intimates
- occur among intimates
Examples
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Jacob had known the actor a long time, and they spoke as intimates.
Fiction book (1995) -
She is a known intimate of Glen's employer, Mickey Wolfmann.
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If only we could have someone inside the castle, an intimate of the King, with access to his chambers.
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As a former intimate of the family, I do not believe this is true.
Blog text (12) -
He also was a very intimate friend of Cocteau's over a period of decades.
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As JLo herself told one of her intimates, "I'm not going back unless they pay me what I want."
Blog text (26) -
Spouses are strangers to each other, as well as the closest of intimates.
Academic text (2007) -
These are the things that we really do agree on and that you kind of can't be part of this intimate circle if you don't agree on.
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Hawkins, we are indeed honored that our humble hut should shelter one who tomorrow will be an intimate of the King, with access to his chambers.
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He confided in her, knowing that she was his closest intimate.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person you know well and like who is not family or a romantic partner
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1.0
A close friend you spend time with
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1.0
A close friend you spend time with
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7.8
A person you like and trust, often a close friend
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5.1
A person you trust with your private thoughts or problems
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7.2
A very close friend you trust and talk to often
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6.6
A woman you trust with your secrets
Antonyms
Compounds
How Close
Surface Forms
Etymology
Intimate comes from the Latin root intimus, meaning 'inmost' or 'within'. A person's intimate is someone you let 'inside' your life, so the noun means a very close friend you trust with private matters.