Definitions for intimate

Overview of noun intimate

The noun intimate has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. confidant, intimate

(someone to whom private matters are confided)

Overview of verb intimate

The verb intimate has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (4) intimate, adumbrate, insinuate

(give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife")

2. (2) suggest, intimate

(imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification")

Overview of adj intimate

The adj intimate has 6 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (5) intimate

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

2. (1) cozy, intimate, informal

(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")

3. (1) familiar, intimate

(having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders")

4. intimate, sexual

(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")

5. inner, internal, intimate

(innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter")

6. intimate, knowledgeable, versed

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