'Intimate' definitions:

Definition of 'intimate'

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adjective
Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
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" [syn: cozy, intimate, informal]
adjective
Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar, intimate]
adjective
Involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts" [syn: intimate, sexual]
adjective
Innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" [syn: inner, internal, intimate]
adjective
Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn: intimate, knowledgeable, versed]
noun
Someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: confidant, intimate]
verb
Give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" [syn: intimate, adumbrate, insinuate]
verb
Imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" [syn: suggest, intimate]

Definition of 'Intimate'

From: GCIDE
  • Intimate \In"ti*mate\, a. [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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew from intimate impulse." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. [1913 Webster]
  • He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
  • Syn: Familiar; near; friendly; confidential. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Intimate'

From: GCIDE
  • Intimate \In"ti*mate\, n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the Tongue. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Intimate'

From: GCIDE
  • Intimate \In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Intimating.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See Intimate, a.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war. --E. Hall. [1913 Webster]
  • So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'intimate'

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