intimate

(noun, adjective, verb)

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

Similar word(s): sexy, sexual

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.