Definitions
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
Word origin
Borrowed from Latin intimātus, the perfect passive participle of intimō (“to put or bring into, to impress, to make familiar”) (see -ate (adjective forming suffix)), from intimus (“inmost, innermost, most intimate”), superlative of intus (“within”), from in (“in”); see interior.
Used in a sentence
“an intimate friend”
“He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.”
“an intimate setting”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Close and familiar”8 letters
02“Close and personal”8 letters
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