I.adj. sup. [in-ter; cf. interior], inmost, innermost, most secret, most profound, most intimate (class.).
I. Lit.: “traxit ex intimo ventre suspirium,” from the deepest part, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 41: “in eo sacrario intimo,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 45, § 99: “in urbis intimam partem venisse,” id. ib. 2, 5, 37, § “96: abdidit se in intimam Macedoniam,” id. Fam. 13, 29, 4: “Tartara,” Verg. G. 4, 481: “praecordia,” Ov. M. 4, 506: “pectus,” Cat. 61, 177.—
II. Trop.
A. Adj.
1. Profound, inward, deepest, inmost: “ex intima philosophia,” Cic. Leg. 1, 5: “consilia,” Cic. Verr. 1, 6, 17: “cogitationes,” id. Sull. 23, 64: “sermo,” i. e. soliloquy, id. Tusc. 2, 21, 49: “animus,” id. ib. 4, 9, 21: “artificium,” id. Clu. 21, 58: “ars,” id. Or. 53, 179: “amicitia,” Nep. Alcib. 5, 3: “familiaritas,” id. Att. 12, 1.—
2. Of persons, intimate, near: “ex meis intimis familiaribus,” Cic. Att. 3, 1, 3: “intimi ipsius amici,” Tac. A. 4, 29; 16, 17; 16, 34: “inter intimos amicos habere,” id. H. 1, 71: “scis quam intimum habeam te,” Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 47; Suet. Dom. 14. — With dat.: “me fuisse huic fateor intimum,” Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 61: “Catilinae,” Cic. Cat. 2, 5, 9: “Clodio,” id. Phil. 2, 19, 48.— With apud: “facere se intimum apud aliquem,” Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 30. —
B. Subst.: intĭmus , i, m., a most intimate friend: “unus ex meis familiarissimis atque intimis,” Cic. Fam. 13, 27, 2; cf. 3, 1, 3; id. Rosc. Am. 40, 116; id. Att. 4, 16, 1: “ex intimis regis,” Nep. Con. 2, 2: “intimi amicorum Vitellii,” Tac. H. 3, 56 fin. —
2. intĭma , ōrum, n., the inmost parts: “finium,” Liv. 34, 47, 8: “scalpuntur intima versu,” Pers. 1, 21.— Sing. (rare): “se in intimum conicere,” Cic. Cael. 26, 62.— Adv.: intĭmē , in the inmost part, inwardly, internally; most intimately, most cordially, most strongly (class. only in the trop. signif.).
2. Trop.: “utebatur intime Q. Hortensio,” was on terms of close intimacy with, Nep. Att. 5: “intime commendari,” Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2.
