intimate ![](images/dict/i/intimate.gif)
someone to whom private matters are confided • Syn: confidant • Derivationally related forms: confide (for: confidant) • Hypernyms: friend • Hyponyms: confidante, repository, secretary
1. give to understand (Freq. 4) - I insinuated that I did not like his wife • Syn: adumbrate, insinuate • Derivationally related forms: insinuation (for: insinuate), intimation • Hypernyms: hint, suggest • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE - They intimate that there was a traffic accident 2. imply as a possibility (Freq. 2) - The evidence suggests a need for more clarification • Syn: suggest • Derivationally related forms: intimation, suggestible (for: suggest), suggestive (for: suggest), suggestion (for: suggest) • Hypernyms: imply • Hyponyms: make out • Verb Frames: - Something ----s something
1. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (Freq. 5) - intimate friend - "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington • Similar to: close 2. having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere (Freq. 1) - had a cozy chat - a relaxed informal manner - an intimate cocktail lounge - the small room was cozy and intimate • Syn: cozy, informal • Similar to: friendly • Derivationally related forms: informality (for: informal), coziness (for: cozy) 3. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship (Freq. 1) - on familiar terms - pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders • Syn: familiar • Similar to: close • Derivationally related forms: familiarity (for: familiar) 4. 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 • Syn: sexual • Similar to: sexy 5. innermost or essential - the inner logic of Cubism - the internal contradictions of the theory - the intimate structure of matter • Syn: inner, internal • Similar to: intrinsic, intrinsical 6. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience - "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson - "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read • Syn: knowledgeable, versed • Similar to: experienced, experient • Derivationally related forms: knowledgeability (for: knowledgeable)
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