English-Thai Dictionary

intimate

ADJ คุ้นเคย  ใกล้ชิด  สนิทสนม  close bosom familiar distant cool kun-koi

 

intimate

ADJ ละเอียดลออ (ความรู้  detailed thorough profound la-iad-la-or

 

intimate

ADJ ส่วนตัว (ทางเพศ  ที่ เป็น ส่วนตัว  private personal suan-tua

 

intimate

N เพื่อนสนิท  close friend confidant crony puean-sa-nid

 

intimate

VT ประกาศ  แจ้ง  บอก  announce make known declare conceal hide pra-kad

 

intimate

VT พูดเป็นนัย  บอกใบ้  hint imply suggest conceal suppress yang-pen-nai

 

intimate to

PHRV ประกาศ ให้ ทราบ  บอกเป็นนัย กับ  แจ้งให้ทราบ  hint to pra-kad-hai-sab

 

intimately

ADV อย่างใกล้ชิด  อย่างสนิทสนม  affectionately familiarly yang-kai-chid

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTIMATE

a.[L. intimus, superl. of intus, or interus, within. ] 1. Inmost; inward; internal; as intimate impulse.
2. Near; close.
He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission.
3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; as an intimate friend; intimate acquaintance.

 

INTIMATE

n.A familiar friend or associate; one to whom the thoughts of another are entrusted without reserve.

 

INTIMATE

v.i.To share together. [Not in use. ]

 

INTIMATE

v.t.[Low L. intimo, to intimate, to register, to love entirely, to make one intimate, to enter, from intimus. ] To hint; to suggest obscurely, indirectly or not very plainly; to give slight notice of. He intimated his intention of resigning his office.
'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter,
And intimates eternity to man.

 

INTIMATED

pp. Hinted; slightly mentioned or signified.

 

INTIMATELY

adv. Closely; with close intermixture and union of parts; as two fluids intimately mixed. 1. Closely; with nearness of friendship or alliance; as two friends intimately united; two families intimately connected.
2. Familiarly; particularly; as, to be intimately acquainted with facts or with a subject.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTIMATE

In "ti *mate, a. Etym: [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl.corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior. ]

 

1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse. " Milton.

 

2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South.

 

3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

 

Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.

 

INTIMATE

INTIMATE In "ti *mate, n.

 

Defn: An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.

 

INTIMATE

In "ti *mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n.Intimating. ] Etym: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

 

1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs. ] He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser.

 

2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. Locke.

 

INTIMATELY

INTIMATELY In "ti *mate *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an intimate manner.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intimate

in ti mate 1 |ˈintəmit ˈɪn (t )əmət | ▶adjective 1 closely acquainted; familiar, close: intimate friends | they are on intimate terms. • (of a place or setting ) having or creating an informal friendly atmosphere: an intimate little Italian restaurant. • [ predic. ] used euphemistically to indicate that a couple is having a sexual relationship: he was sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with her. • involving very close connection: their intimate involvement with their community. 2 private and personal: going into intimate details of his sexual encounters | intimate correspondence. 3 (of knowledge ) detailed; thorough: an intimate knowledge of the software. ▶noun a very close friend: his circle of intimates. DERIVATIVES in ti mate ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as a noun ): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare ‘impress, make familiar, ’ from intimus ‘inmost. ’

 

intimate

in ti mate 2 |ˈintəˌmāt ˈɪn (t )əˌmeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] imply or hint: [ with clause ] : he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue. • state or make known: Mr. Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (earlier (late Middle English ) as intimation ): from late Latin intimat- ‘made known, ’ from the verb intimare (see intimate 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

intimate

intimate 1 |ˈɪntɪmət | ▶adjective 1 closely acquainted; familiar: intimate friends | they are on intimate terms. • (of a place or setting ) having a cosy and private or relaxed atmosphere: an intimate little Italian restaurant. • involving very close connection: their intimate involvement with their community. • (of knowledge ) detailed or thorough: an intimate knowledge of the software. 2 private and personal: going into intimate details of his sexual encounters. • [ predic. ] euphemistic having a sexual relationship: he was sickened by the thought of others having been intimate with her. ▶noun a very close friend: his circle of intimates. DERIVATIVES intimately adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent. (as a noun ): from late Latin intimatus, past participle of Latin intimare ‘impress, make familiar ’, from intimus ‘inmost ’.

 

intimate

intimate 2 |ˈɪntɪmeɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] state or make known: Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire. • [ with clause ] imply or hint: he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: (earlier (late Middle English ) as intimation ) from late Latin intimat- ‘made known ’, from the verb intimare (see intimate 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intimate

intimate 1 adjective 1 an intimate friend of Picasso's: close, bosom, dear, cherished, faithful, devoted, fast, firm, familiar; informal chummy. ANTONYMS distant. 2 an intimate atmosphere: friendly, warm, welcoming, hospitable, relaxed, informal; cozy, comfortable, snug; informal comfy. ANTONYMS formal, cold. 3 intimate thoughts: personal, private, confidential, secret; innermost, inner, inward, deep, deepest; unspoken, undisclosed. 4 an intimate knowledge of the music industry: detailed, thorough, exhaustive, deep, in-depth, profound; direct, personal, immediate, firsthand; informal up-close-and-personal. ANTONYMS sketchy, superficial. 5 intimate relations: sexual, carnal, romantic, amorous, amatory. ANTONYMS nonsexual, platonic. ▶noun his circle of intimates: close friend, best friend, bosom friend, confidant, confidante; informal chum, pal, crony, buddy, bosom buddy, bud; chiefly Brit. informal mate.

 

intimate

intimate 2 verb 1 he intimated to the committee his decision to retire: announce, state, proclaim, declare, make known, make public, publicize, disclose, reveal, divulge, set forth. 2 her feelings were subtly intimated: imply, suggest, hint at, insinuate, indicate, signal, allude to, refer to, convey; informal get at, drive at.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intimate (rhymes with ‘ultimate’)

intimate 1 |(rhymes with ‘ultimate ’)| adjective 1 an intimate friend of Picasso's: close, bosom, boon, dear, cherished, familiar, confidential, faithful, constant, devoted, fast, firm, favourite, special; informal chummy, pally, as thick as thieves. ANTONYMS distant. 2 the hotel has an intimate atmosphere: friendly, warm, welcoming, hospitable, harmonious, relaxed, informal, easy; cosy, comfortable, snug; tête -à-tête; informal comfy. ANTONYMS formal; cold. 3 they divulged their intimate thoughts: personal, private, confidential, secret; innermost, inmost, inner, inward, deep, deepest, darkest, deep-seated; unspoken, undeclared, undisclosed, unvoiced. 4 he has an intimate knowledge of the coal industry: detailed, thorough, exhaustive, deep, in-depth, profound; experienced, personal, first-hand, direct, immediate. ANTONYMS scant. 5 he had intimate relations with his friend's wife: sexual, carnal, amorous, amatory, romantic; formal fornicatory. ▶noun his background was common knowledge among his intimates: close friend, best friend, bosom friend, constant companion, alter ego, confidant, confidante, close associate; informal chum, pal, buddy, crony, sidekick, cully, spar, main man; Brit. informal mate, mucker, china, oppo, butty; N. English informal marrow, marrer, marra; N. Amer. & S. African informal homeboy, homegirl; S. African informal gabba; Austral. /NZ informal offsider; rare fidus Achates.

 

intimate (rhymes with ‘imitate’)

intimate 2 |(rhymes with ‘imitate ’)| verb 1 he intimated to the committee his decision to retire: announce, state, proclaim, set forth, make known, make public, make plain, impart, disclose, reveal, divulge; tell, inform. 2 Day intimated that the outlook does not look good: imply, suggest, hint at, insinuate, indicate, signal, allude to, refer to, communicate, convey; give someone an inkling of; informal tip someone the wink about, get at, drive at.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intimate

in ti mate /ɪ́ntəmət / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖in (中に )timate (近づける )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 【人と 】親しい , 親密な , 仲のよい «with » ; 〈関係などが 〉密接な ▸ intimate friends [friendship ]親友 [親交 ]▸ be on intimate terms with A A 〈人 〉と親しい [懇意な ]仲である (!肉体関係を暗示するので, 単に 「親しい友人 」と言いたいときはon good [close ] termsとする ) 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗私的な (private ), 個人的な ; 心の奥底の, 秘密の ▸ one's intimate feelings 秘めた感情 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗くわしい, 詳細な 〈知識など 〉; 直接的な (close 2 )▸ have an intimate knowledge of the matter 事実に精通している 4 〈場所が 〉くつろげる, 居心地がいい; 〈雰囲気が 〉親しみやすい; 〈劇場 音楽会 パーティなどが 〉少人数を対象にする .5 性的な ;｟かたく ｠〖be ～〗〈特に男性が 〉【女性と 】肉体関係にある «with » .6 〈下着などが 〉肌に直接触れる .7 〈分子 イオンなどが 〉密接した .8 本質的な .名詞 C 〖通例one 's ～〗親友 , (秘密を共有できる )心の友 (!友情で結びつくfriendよりも慣れ親しんだ関係 ) .動詞 /ɪ́ntəmèɪt /他動詞 ｟かたく ｠【人に 】(それとなく )…をほのめかす «to » , 暗示する ;〖～ that節 〗…だと通告する, 公表する .～̀ l á nguage 仲間内での言葉 (遣い ).～ness 名詞

 

intimately

í n ti mate ly 副詞 親密に, 密接に ; 心の奥底から .