Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intime

/ˈɪntɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: in-time
IPA: /ˈɪntɪm/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

inward; internal; intimate

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"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."
"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?"

Etymology

From Latin intimus (“innermost”) perhaps via French intime. Compare intimate (adjective).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: intimus, intime

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more intime (comparative) most intime (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce intime?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪntɪm/.
What does intime mean?: inward; internal; intimate
Where does intime come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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