intime
/ˈɪntɪm/
intime adjective: inward; internal; intimate.
Adjective
intime (comparative more intime, superlative most intime)
- inward; internal; intimate
- As to the composition or dissolution of mixed bodies, which is the chief work of elements, and requires an intime application of the agents, water hath the principality and excess over earth.a. 1665, Sir Kenelm Digby, Of bodies and of mans soul to discover the immortality
- What is it about gay men that they're so often linked with musical revue in a cabaret milieu? Is it the intimate ambience — more intime, more revealing — than larger stage productions? Is there more room for specialized acts that need not draw a larger (read straighter) crowd?1988 April 9, Gordon Gottlieb, “The Urban Gay Camp and Croon”, in Gay Community News, page 11
Forms of intime
| comparative | more intime |
|---|---|
| superlative | most intime |
Origin of intime
From Latin intimus (“innermost”) perhaps via French intime. Compare intimate (adjective).
Questions about intime
- What does intime mean?
- Intime means inward; internal; intimate.
- What part of speech is intime?
- Intime is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce intime?
- Intime is pronounced /ˈɪntɪm/.
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