Intimate - Definition

adj 1: marked by close acquaintance, association, or
familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations
between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L.
Parrington
2: 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" [syn: cozy, intimate, informal]
3: having mutual interests or affections; of established
friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an
intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: familiar,
intimate]
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:
intimate, sexual]
5: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the
internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate
structure of matter" [syn: inner, internal, intimate]
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:
intimate, knowledgeable, versed]
n 1: someone to whom private matters are confided [syn:
confidant, intimate]
v 1: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his
wife" [syn: intimate, adumbrate, insinuate]
2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for
more clarification" [syn: suggest, intimate]