1. Profond.
2. Privé. Mon intime conviction.
(Homonym: clothes).
1. At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other.
2. Close in relevance or relationship.
3. Confined to specific persons.
4. Crowded; SYN. confining.
5. Fitting closely but comfortably; SYN. snug, close-fitting.
6. Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; SYN. closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped.
7. Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough.
8. Strictly confined or guarded.
9. (Of a contest or contestants) Evenly matched; SYN. tight.
10. Marked by fidelity to an original; SYN. faithful.
11. Of textiles; SYN. tight.
12. Used of hair or haircuts.
ETYM Formerly intime, Latin intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. French intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. Related to Interior.
1. Thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience; SYN. intimate with, knowledgeable, knowledgeable about.
2. Indicating knowledge of personal details that only a close confidant could have.
3. Involved in a sexual relationship; SYN. sexual.
4. Showing profound and detailed knowledge and understanding as from long study.
5. Closely interconnected or interrelated.
ETYM Latin privatus apart from the state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, from privus single, private. Related to Prior, Deprive, Privy.
1. Concerning things deeply private and personal.
2. Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.
1. Familier.
2. Proche. Les intimes du défunt.