INTIMATE

familiar, intimate

(adjective) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; “on familiar terms”; “pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders”

intimate

(adjective) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; “intimate friend”; “intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles” - V.L. Parrington

intimate, knowledgeable, versed

(adjective) thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; “this girl, so intimate with nature”-W.H.Hudson; “knowledgeable about the technique of painting”- Herbert Read

cozy, intimate, informal

(adjective) having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere; “had a cozy chat”; “a relaxed informal manner”; “an intimate cocktail lounge”; “the small room was cozy and intimate”

inner, internal, intimate

(adjective) innermost or essential; “the inner logic of Cubism”; “the internal contradictions of the theory”; “the intimate structure of matter”

private, intimate

(adjective) concerning things deeply private and personal; “intimate correspondence”; “private family matters”

intimate, sexual

(adjective) involved in a sexual relationship; “the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife”; “she had been intimate with many men”

intimate

(adjective) used euphemistically to refer to the genitals; “he touched her intimate parts”

confidant, intimate

(noun) someone to whom private matters are confided

intimate, adumbrate, insinuate

(verb) give to understand; “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”

suggest, intimate

(verb) imply as a possibility; “The evidence suggests a need for more clarification”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

intimate (comparative more intimate, superlative most intimate)

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

Personal; private.

Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.

Noun

intimate (plural intimates)

A very close friend.

(in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

Synonyms

• (close friend): bosom buddy, bosom friend, cater-cousin

Verb

intimate (third-person singular simple present intimates, present participle intimating, simple past and past participle intimated)

(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

(transitive, India) To notify.

Anagrams

• antitime

Source: Wiktionary

In"ti*mate, a. Etym: [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior cf. F. intime. The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See Interior.]

1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." Milton.

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

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

Syn.

– Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.

In"ti*mate, n.

Definition: An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. Gov. of the Tongue.

In"ti*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] Etym: [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.]

1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser.

2. 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. Locke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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