INTIMATE

• (noun) someone to whom private matters are confided

  synonyms : confidant

• (verb) give to understand

  "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

  synonyms : adumbrate , insinuate

• (verb) imply as a possibility

  "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

  synonyms : suggest

• (adj.) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

  "on familiar terms", "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

  synonyms : familiar

• (adj.) marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity

  "intimate friend", "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles"

• (adj.) thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

  "this girl, so intimate with nature", "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"

  synonyms : knowledgeable , versed

• (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"

  synonyms : cozy , informal

• (adj.) innermost or essential

  "the inner logic of Cubism", "the internal contradictions of the theory", "the intimate structure of matter"

  synonyms : inner , internal

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : sexual

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