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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity | |
| Examples: | "intimate friend" "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] very close in friendship or affection | |
| Synonyms: | bosom | |
| Examples: | "a bosom buddy" "an intimate friendship" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 3. | [ verb ] give to understand | |
| Synonyms: | insinuate adumbrate | |
| Examples: | "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" |
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| Related terms: | hint insinuation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (logic) imply as a possibility | |
| Synonyms: | suggest | |
| Examples: | "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" |
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| Related terms: | imply make_out hint | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship | |
| Synonyms: | familiar | |
| Examples: | "on familiar terms" "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] indicating knowledge of personal details that only a close confidant could have | |
| Examples: | "an intimate biography" "intimate details of their relationship" |
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| Related terms: | personal | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] showing profound and detailed knowledge and understanding as from long study | |
| Examples: | "an intimate knowledge of criminal law" |
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| Related terms: | profound | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality | |
| Synonyms: | informal cozy | |
| Examples: | "had a cozy chat" "a relaxed informal manner" "an intimate cocktail lounge" "the small room was cozy and intimate" |
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| Related terms: | friendly | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] innermost or essential | |
| Synonyms: | inner internal | |
| Examples: | "the inner logic of Cubism" "the internal contradictions of the theory" "the intimate structure of matter" |
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| Related terms: | intrinsic | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) involved in a sexual relationship | |
| Synonyms: | sexual | |
| Examples: | "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife" "she had been intimate with many men" |
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| Related terms: | sexy | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience | |
| Synonyms: | knowledgeable knowledgeable_about intimate_with | |
| Examples: | "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read |
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| Related terms: | experienced | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] closely interconnected or interrelated | |
| Examples: | "the intimate relations...between economics, politics, and legal principles"- V.L.Parrington |
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| Related terms: | connected | |
| 13. | [ noun ] someone to whom private matters are confided | |
| Synonyms: | confidant | |
| Related terms: | friend confidante repository confide | |
| Similar spelling: |
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