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Meaning of 'intimate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Intimate [ a.]
- Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
- Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
- Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
- To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
- 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.
2 . Intimate [ n.]
- An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.

Meaning of 'intimate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . intimate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give to understand
Example in sentence:
  • I insinuated that I did not like his wife
Meaning (2):
- imply as a possibility
Example in sentence:
  • The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
3 . intimate [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
Example in sentence:
  • a relaxed informal manner;
  • an intimate cocktail lounge;
  • had a cozy chat;
  • the small room was cozy and intimate
Meaning (4):
- used euphemistically to refer to the genitals
Example in sentence:
  • he touched her intimate parts
Meaning (5):
- concerning things deeply private and personal
Example in sentence:
  • intimate correspondence;
  • private family matters
Meaning (6):
- marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
Example in sentence:
  • intimate friend;
  • intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
Meaning (7):
- thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
Example in sentence:
  • knowledgeable about the technique of painting;
  • this girl, so intimate with nature
Meaning (8):
- having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
Example in sentence:
  • on familiar terms;
  • pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
Meaning (9):
- involved in a sexual relationship
Example in sentence:
  • she had been intimate with many men;
  • the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
Meaning (10):
- innermost or essential
Example in sentence:
  • the inner logic of Cubism;
  • the internal contradictions of the theory;
  • the intimate structure of matter

Nearby Words:

intact intactable intactible intagli intagliated intaglio intaglius intail intake intaminated

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