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Quick definitions from WordNet (intimate)
▸ noun: someone to whom private matters are confided
▸ verb: give to understand
▸ verb: imply as a possibility
▸ adjective: involved in a sexual relationship ("The intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife")
▸ adjective: marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity ("Intimate friend")
▸ adjective: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience ("This girl, so intimate with nature-W.H.Hudson")
▸ adjective: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship ("Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders")
▸ adjective: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality ("An intimate cocktail lounge")
▸ adjective: innermost or essential ("The intimate structure of matter")
▸ Also see intimation
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▸ Popular nouns described by intimate
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▸ noun: someone to whom private matters are confided
▸ verb: give to understand
▸ verb: imply as a possibility
▸ adjective: involved in a sexual relationship ("The intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife")
▸ adjective: marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity ("Intimate friend")
▸ adjective: thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience ("This girl, so intimate with nature-W.H.Hudson")
▸ adjective: having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship ("Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders")
▸ adjective: having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality ("An intimate cocktail lounge")
▸ adjective: innermost or essential ("The intimate structure of matter")
▸ Also see intimation
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to intimate
▸ Usage examples for intimate
▸ Idioms related to intimate (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing intimate
▸ Popular nouns described by intimate
▸ Words that often appear near intimate
▸ Rhymes of intimate
▸ Invented words related to intimate