Intimate

['ɪntɪmət] or [ˈɪntəmɪt]

Definition

(verb.) give to understand; 'I insinuated that I did not like his wife'.

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

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

(adj.) 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' .

Checker: Mara--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

(a.) Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.

(a.) Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

(n.) An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.

(a.) To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.

(a.) 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.

Edited by Clio

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Near, close.[2]. Familiar, friendly, THICK, hand and glove, hail fellow well met.

n. Confidant, crony, familiar friend, intimate acquaintance.

v. a. Suggest, hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, give an inkling of, glance at, remind of, put in mind of.

Editor: Nita

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Close, familiar, exact, nice, near, friendly, conversant

ANT:Distant, unfamiliar, superficial

Checked by Anita

Definition

adj. innermost: internal: close: closely acquainted: familiar.—n. a familiar friend: an associate.—v.t. to hint: to announce.—n. In′timacy state of being intimate: close familiarity.—adv. In′timately.—n. Intimā′tion obscure notice: hint: announcement.

Checker: Newman

Examples

Typist: Stephanie

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