Meaning

2 senses
  1. A very close friend.

    Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.

    близкий друг, близкая подругаblizkaja podruga, наперсникnapersnik

  2. Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

    You'll find bras and panties in the intimates section upstairs.

More definitions
  • someone to whom private matters are confided

Examples

73 sentences
  1. We're intimate friends.

    Ми близькі друзі. — MaxUA

    ruМы близкие друзья. — marafon

  2. This party is an intimate gathering.

    deDiese Feier ist eine geschlossene Gesellschaft. — Espi

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  3. Your intimate area needs better hygiene.

  4. Our relationship is very intimate and loving.

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  5. My acquaintance introduced me to his intimate fellows.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
very close friend:

Origin

From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymol

From a substantivization of the above adjective, see -ate (noun-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.

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Forms

plural: intimates
Singularintimate
Pluralintimates

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone to whom private matters are confided:confidant

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
intimate — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto