intimate

Definition

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Etymology

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.

Example Sentences

• "an intimate friend"
• "He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for."
• "She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband."