intimately
/'intimitli/
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Definition
Adverb 1. In a very close and personal way; characterized by deep familiarity, affection, or connection. 2. In a detailed and thorough manner; with deep knowledge or understanding. 3. In a way that is very closely connected or interrelated.
Usage and Examples
- The two friends spoke intimately for hours, sharing their deepest fears and hopes.
- As a historian who has studied the period for decades, she understands the social forces intimately.
- Economic growth and environmental health are intimately linked; one cannot be addressed without considering the other.
Advanced Usage
- "To know someone intimately": To know someone very well, often implying knowledge of their private character, feelings, or life.
- Very few people knew the reclusive artist intimately.
- Used to describe a deep, often private, connection between people or a profound understanding of a subject.
Variants and Related Words
- Intimate (adjective): 1. Closely acquainted; familiar. 2. Private and personal. 3. Involving very close connection.
- They are intimate friends.
- She shared an intimate detail.
- Intimacy (noun): The state of being intimate; close familiarity or friendship.
- The intimacy of their conversation was touching.
Synonyms
- Closely
- Personally
- Thoroughly
- Profoundly
- Familiarly
Antonyms
- Superficially
- Distantly
- Formally
- Publicly
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Intimately involved/connected/related: Describes things that are fundamentally and inseparably linked.
- Culture and language are intimately connected.
- Intimately acquainted with: Having a very detailed and personal knowledge of something.
- He is intimately acquainted with the works of Shakespeare.
Adverb
- with great or especially intimate knowledge
- we knew them well
- in a close manner
- the two phenomena are intimately connected
- the person most nearly concerned