noun. someone to whom private matters are confided |
verb. give to understand I insinuated that I did not like his wife |
verb. imply as a possibility The evidence suggests a need for more clarification |
adj. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity intimate friend|intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles |
adj. concerning things deeply private and personal intimate correspondence|private family matters |
adj. 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 |
adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship on familiar terms|pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders |
adj. used euphemistically to refer to the genitals he touched her intimate parts |
adj. involved in a sexual relationship the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife|she had been intimate with many men |
adj. innermost or essential the inner logic of Cubism|the internal contradictions of the theory|the intimate structure of matter |
adj. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience this girl, so intimate with nature|knowledgeable about the technique of painting |
