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intimate

intimate

3 6.2
In the innermost part of something
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪntɪmət/
translation icon : íntimo
  • There seems to be an intimate connection between time and change.

I saved this the most intimate part of myself for you because God was the only one who had a key to my heart before this.

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Examples

  • And this can play out in friendships, workplaces, but most pointedly in intimate relationships.

  • A long history of polemical reproductions of the Parthenon is an intimate part of the evolving concepts of art and history.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The honesty of the work and the use of personal language make the piece a very intimate one.

    Blog text (21)

  • We are all interconnected at the most intimate level there is.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Writing in a journal captures our most intimate thoughts, ideas, and experiences.

    Blog text (29)

  • Here we see the intimate connection between Jersild's essays and the novel.

    Academic text (2000)

  • relativity accords better with our inner experiences, our intimate experiences, than does Newtonian gravity.

  • The image, or imagery function, appears to have an intimate and primal association with the physical body, as evidenced by neuronal and biochemical studies.

    Academic text (1994)

  • By severing the connection between a person and his or her home, Mthethwa exiles the individual from the home and erases the intimate histories that reside within its space.

    Academic text (2010)

  • There seems to be an intimate connection between time and change.

Synonyms

internal
vsintimate
338 3.5

Inside a person, object, or system, not outside

highlights a personal, essential quality not merely an inside position
inner
vsintimate
314 3.8

In the central part of a thought or feeling

emphasizes a personal, core quality rather than general centrality
intrinsic
vsintimate
36 6.7

A natural, basic part of a person or thing

is more about a deeply personal and fundamental core

Antonyms

external
125 4.1

Located outside a place, group, or body

superficial
20 5.3

Near the surface and not deep, like a small cut

Compounds

intimate apparel
  • US
1 3.7

Clothes women wear under other clothes, for example bras and panties

intimate area
  • NSFW
1 6.3

The private parts of the body, especially the genitals

How Fundamental

essential
537 1.9
intimate
3 6.2
innermost
22 4.5
deep
332 1.0

Surface Forms

intimate positive

Etymology

Intimate comes from the Latin root intimus, meaning 'inmost' or 'within'. That idea of being 'inside' explains why intimate can mean the most essential, deep, or inner part of something.