intimate
adjective
1. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
- intimate friend
- intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
Similar word(s): close
2. concerning things deeply private and personal
- intimate correspondence
Similar word(s): personal, private
3. having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
- an intimate cocktail lounge
- the small room was cozy and intimate
Similar word(s): friendly, cozy, informal
4. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
- pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
Similar word(s): close, familiar
5. used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
- he touched her intimate parts
Similar word(s): sexual
6. involved in a sexual relationship
- the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
- she had been intimate with many men
7. innermost or essential
- the intimate structure of matter
Similar word(s): intrinsic, intrinsical, inner, internal
8. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
- this girl, so intimate with nature
- knowledgeable about the technique of painting
Similar word(s): experienced, experient, knowledgeable, versed
Sentences with intimate as an adjective:
- an intimate friend
- He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
- She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
- an intimate setting
noun
1. someone to whom private matters are confided
Similar word(s): confidant
Definition categories: person, friend
Sentences with intimate as a noun:
- Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
- You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.
verb
1. give to understand
Similar word(s): adumbrate, insinuate
Definition categories: communication, hint, suggest
2. imply as a possibility
Similar word(s): suggest
Definition categories: communication, imply
Sentences with intimate as a verb:
- He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.