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Intimate vs. Close — What's the Difference?

Intimate vs. Close — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Intimate and Close

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Intimate

Closely acquainted; familiar
Intimate friends
They are on intimate terms

Close

Only a short distance away or apart in space or time
Her birthday and mine were close together
The hotel is close to the sea
Why don't we go straight to the shops, as we're so close?

Intimate

Private and personal
Intimate details of his sexual encounters

Close

Denoting a family member who is part of a person's immediate family, typically a parent or sibling
The family history of cancer in close relatives

Intimate

A very close friend
His circle of intimates
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Close

(of observation, examination, etc.) done in a careful and thorough way
Pay close attention to what your body is telling you about yourself

Intimate

State or make known
Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire

Close

Uncomfortably humid or airless
It was very close in the dressing room
A close, hazy day

Intimate

Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity
Intimate friends.

Close

Another term for high (sense 7 of the adjective)

Intimate

Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature
Intimate prayers.

Close

Very near to someone or something; with very little space between
He was holding her close
They stood close to the door

Intimate

Essential; innermost
The intimate structure of matter.

Close

A residential street without through access
She lives at 12 Goodwood Close

Intimate

Marked by informality and privacy
An intimate nightclub.

Close

The end of an event or of a period of time or activity
The afternoon drew to a close
The seminar was brought to a close with a discussion of future trends

Intimate

Very personal; private
An intimate letter.

Close

The shutting of something, especially a door
The door jerked to a close behind them

Intimate

Of or involved in a sexual relationship
Have they been intimate?.

Close

Move so as to cover an opening
She jumped on to the train just as the doors were closing
They had to close the window because of the insects
She closed the door quietly
I kept closing my eyes and nodding off

Intimate

A close friend or confidant.

Close

Bring or come to an end
The concert closed with ‘Silent Night’
The members were thanked for attending and the meeting was closed

Intimate

To state or express indirectly
She intimated that she did not want him to call back.

Close

(of a business, organization, or institution) cease to be in operation or accessible to the public, either permanently or at the end of a working day or other period of time
A hoax call which closed the city's stations for 4 hours
The factory is to close with the loss of 150 jobs

Intimate

To make evident indirectly
His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.

Close

Gradually get nearer to someone or something
He tried to walk faster, but each time the man closed up on him again
They plotted a large group of aircraft about 130 miles away and closing fast

Intimate

(Archaic) To announce; proclaim.

Close

Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy.

Intimate

Closely acquainted; familiar.
An intimate friend
He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.

Close

Being near in relationship
Close relatives.

Intimate

Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.

Close

Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate
Close friends.

Intimate

; private.
An intimate setting

Close

Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact
A close weave.

Intimate

Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.

Close

Being near the surface; short
A close haircut.

Intimate

Very finely mixed.
Black powder consists of an intimate mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.

Close

Being on the brink of
Close to tears.

Intimate

A very close friend.
Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.

Close

Decided by a narrow margin; almost even
A close election.

Intimate

(in plural intimates) women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.

Close

Faithful to the original
A close copy.

Intimate

(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.

Close

Very attentive; rigorous; thorough
A close reading.
Close supervision.

Intimate

To notify.
I will intimate you when the details are available.

Close

Shut; closed.

Intimate

Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

Close

Shut in; enclosed.

Intimate

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

Close

Confining or narrow; crowded
Close quarters.

Intimate

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

Close

Fitting tightly
Close garments.

Intimate

An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.

Close

Warm and humid or stuffy
Close weather.
A close room.

Intimate

To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
So both conspiring 'gan to intimateEach other's grief.

Close

Confined to specific persons or groups
A close secret.

Intimate

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.

Close

Strictly confined or guarded
Kept under close custody.

Intimate

Someone to whom private matters are confided

Close

Secretive; reticent
Was close about her personal life.

Intimate

Give to understand;
I insinuated that I did not like his wife

Close

Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy
He is known to be close with his money.

Intimate

Imply as a possibility;
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification

Close

Not easily acquired; scarce
Money was close.

Intimate

Marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity;
Intimate friend
Intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles

Close

(Linguistics) Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.

Intimate

Having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality;
Had a cozy chat
A relaxed informal manner
An intimate cocktail lounge
The small room was cozy and intimate

Close

Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.

Intimate

Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
On familiar terms
Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders

Close

To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.

Intimate

Involved in a sexual relationship;
The intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
She had been intimate with many men

Close

To bar access to
Closed the road for repairs.

Intimate

Innermost or essential;
The inner logic of Cubism
The internal contradictions of the theory
The intimate structure of matter

Close

To fill or stop up
Closed the cracks with plaster.

Intimate

Thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
This girl, so intimate with nature
KnowledgeaIble about the technique of painting

Close

To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily
Closed down the factory.

Close

To make unavailable for use
Closed the area to development.
Closed the database to further changes.

Close

To bring to an end; terminate
Close a letter.
Close a bank account.

Close

To bring together all the elements or parts of
Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker.

Close

To join or unite; bring into contact
Close a circuit.

Close

To draw or bind together the edges of
Close a wound.

Close

(Sports) To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball.

Close

To complete the final details or negotiations on
Close a deal.

Close

(Archaic) To enclose on all sides.

Close

To become shut
The door closed quietly.

Close

To come to an end; finish
The book closes on a hopeful note.

Close

To reach an agreement; come to terms
We close on the house next week.

Close

To cease operation
The shop closes at six.

Close

To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends
Stocks closed higher on Monday.

Close

To engage at close quarters
Closed with the enemy.

Close

To draw near
The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking.

Close

To come together
My arms closed around the little child.

Close

(Baseball) To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers.

Close

The act of closing.

Close

A conclusion; a finish
The meeting came to a close.

Close

(Music) The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence.

Close

(klōs) An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.

Close

(klōs) Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.

Close

(Archaic) A fight at close quarters.

Close

In a close position or manner; closely
Stayed close together.

Close

(physical) To remove a gap.

Close

To obstruct (an opening).

Close

To move so that an opening is closed.
Close the door behind you when you leave.
Jim was listening to headphones with his eyes closed.

Close

To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.
The runner in second place is closing the gap on the leader.
To close the ranks of an army

Close

To move to a position preventing fluid from flowing.

Close

To move to a position allowing electricity to flow.

Close

To grapple; to engage in close combat.

Close

To finish, to terminate.

Close

To put an end to; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to consummate.
Close the session;
To close a bargain;
To close a course of instruction

Close

To come to an end.
The debate closed at six o'clock.

Close

(marketing) To make a sale.

Close

To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.
He has closed the last two games for his team.

Close

To terminate an application, window, file or database connection, etc.

Close

To cancel or reverse (a trading position).

Close

To come or gather around; to enclose; to encompass; to confine.

Close

(surveying) To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.

Close

(intransitive) To do the tasks (putting things away, locking doors, etc.) required to prepare a store or other establishment to shut down for the night.
Whoever closed last night forgot to turn off the closet light.

Close

(Philippines) To turn off; to switch off.

Close

An end or conclusion.
We owe them our thanks for bringing the project to a successful close.

Close

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.

Close

(sales) The point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy.

Close

A grapple in wrestling.

Close

(music) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.

Close

(music) A double bar marking the end.

Close

The time when checkin staff will no longer accept passengers for a flight.

Close

An enclosed field.

Close

(chiefly British) A street that ends in a dead end.

Close

(Scotland) A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.

Close

(Scotland) The common staircase in a tenement.

Close

A cathedral close.

Close

(legal) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not enclosed

Close

Closed, shut.

Close

Narrow; confined.
A close alley; close quarters

Close

At a little distance; near.
Is your house close?

Close

Intimate; well-loved.
He is a close friend.

Close

(legal) Of a corporation or other business entity, closely held.

Close

Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude.

Close

Hot, humid, with no wind.

Close

Articulated with the tongue body relatively close to the hard palate.

Close

Strictly confined; carefully guarded.
A close prisoner

Close

(obsolete) Out of the way of observation; secluded; secret; hidden.

Close

Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced.
A close contest

Close

Short.
To cut grass or hair close

Close

(archaic) Dense; solid; compact.

Close

(archaic) Concise; to the point.
Close reasoning

Close

(dated) Difficult to obtain.
Money is close.

Close

(dated) Parsimonious; stingy.

Close

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact.
A close translation; a close copy

Close

Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict.
The patient was kept under close observation.

Close

Marked, evident.en

Close

Almost, but not quite (getting to an answer or goal); near
No, but you were close.
We were so close to winning!

Close

To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.

Close

To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; - often used with up.

Close

To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.
One frugal supper did our studies close.

Close

To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
The depth closed me round about.
But now thou dost thyself immure and closeIn some one corner of a feeble heart.

Close

To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?

Close

To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.

Close

To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.

Close

The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.

Close

Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.

Close

A grapple in wrestling.

Close

The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
At every close she made, the attending throngReplied, and bore the burden of the song.

Close

An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; - specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans and canons.

Close

A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.

Close

The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.

Close

Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
From a close bower this dainty music flowed.

Close

Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.

Close

Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; - said of the air, weather, etc.
If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the other maketh it exceeding unequal.

Close

Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.

Close

Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
"Her close intent."

Close

Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.

Close

Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.

Close

Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.

Close

Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; - often followed by to.
Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.
The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very close thing - not a faint hearsay.

Close

Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.

Close

Intimate; familiar; confidential.
League with you I seekAnd mutual amity, so strait, so close,That I with you must dwell, or you with me.

Close

Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.

Close

Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.

Close

Parsimonious; stingy.

Close

Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.

Close

Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.

Close

Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; - opposed to open.

Close

In a close manner.

Close

Secretly; darkly.
A wondrous vision which did close implyThe course of all her fortune and posterity.

Close

The temporal end; the concluding time;
The stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
The market was up at the finish
They were playing better at the close of the season

Close

The last section of a communication;
In conclusion I want to say...

Close

The concluding part of any performance

Close

Cease to operate or cause to cease operating;
The owners decided to move and to close the factory
My business closes every night at 8 P.M.

Close

Complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement;
We closed on the house on Friday
They closed the deal on the building

Close

Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut;
Close the door
Shut the window

Close

Bar access to;
Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours

Close

Finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.);
The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board

Close

Draw near;
The probe closed with the space station

Close

Come to a close;
The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin

Close

Become closed;
The windows closed with a loud bang

Close

Come together, as if in an embrace;
Her arms closed around her long lost relative

Close

Unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of;
Close the circuit
Close a wound

Close

Bring together all the elements or parts of;
Management closed ranks

Close

Engage at close quarters;
Close with the enemy

Close

Be priced or listed when trading stops;
The stock market closed high this Friday
My new stocks closed at $59 last night

Close

Cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop

Close

Change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact

Close

Fill or stop up;
Can you close the cracks with caulking?

Close

Finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead;
The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning

Close

At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other;
Close to noon
How close are we to town?
A close formation of ships

Close

Close in relevance or relationship;
A close family
We are all...in close sympathy with...
Close kin
A close resemblance

Close

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances;
Near neighbors
In the near future
They are near equals
His nearest approach to success
A very near thing
A near hit by the bomb
She was near tears
She was close to tears
Had a close call

Close

Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough;
Close supervision
Paid close attention
A close study
Kept a close watch on expenditures

Close

Marked by fidelity to an original;
A close translation
A faithful copy of the portrait
A faithful rendering of the observed facts

Close

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched;
A close contest
A close election
A tight game

Close

Crowded;
Close quarters

Close

Lacking fresh air;
A dusty airless attic
The dreadfully close atmosphere
Hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke

Close

Of textiles;
A close weave
Smooth percale with a very tight weave

Close

Strictly confined or guarded;
Kept under close custody

Close

Confined to specific persons;
A close secret

Close

Fitting closely but comfortably;
A close fit

Close

Used of hair or haircuts;
A close military haircut

Close

Giving or spending with reluctance;
Our cheeseparing administration
Very close (or near) with his money
A penny-pinching miserly old man

Close

Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information;
Although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it

Close

Near in time or place or relationship;
As the wedding day drew near
Stood near the door
Don't shoot until they come near
Getting near to the true explanation
Her mother is always near
The end draws nigh
The bullet didn't come close
Don't get too close to the fire

Close

In an attentive manner;
He remained close on his guard

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