intimate

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Synonyms: confidant adumbrate insinuate suggest cozy informal familiar sexual inner internal knowledgeable versed

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

someone to whom private matters are confidedSynonyms: confidant

Verb (2)

give to understand“I insinuated that I did not like his wife”Synonyms: adumbrate insinuate
imply as a possibility“The evidence suggests a need for more clarification”Synonyms: suggest

Adjective (6)

marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity“intimate friend”“intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles — V.L. Parrington”
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”Synonyms: cozy informal
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship“on familiar terms”“pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders”Synonyms: familiar
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”Synonyms: sexual
innermost or essential“the inner logic of Cubism”“the internal contradictions of the theory”“the intimate structure of matter”Synonyms: inner internal
thoroughly acquainted through study or experience“this girl, so intimate with nature — W.H.Hudson”“knowledgeable about the technique of painting — Herbert Read”Synonyms: knowledgeable versed

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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

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]

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]