intimate

Noun
  1. Someone to whom private matters are confided (synset 109974118)
    hypernym: friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
    hyponym:
    synonym: confidant
Adjective
  1. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (synset 300455341)
    "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles"
    similar: close - close in relevance or relationship
  2. Concerning things deeply private and personal (synset 301773890)
    "intimate correspondence"; "private family matters"
    similar: personal - concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
    synonym: private
  3. Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere (synset 301079833)
    "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner"; "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and intimate"
    similar: friendly - characteristic of or befitting a friend
    synonym: cozy, informal
  4. Having mutual interests or affections;
    Of established friendship (synset 300455086)
    "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
    similar: close - close in relevance or relationship
    synonym: familiar
  5. Used euphemistically to refer to the genitals (synset 302142971)
    "he touched her intimate parts"
    similar: sexual - having or involving sex
  6. Involved in a sexual relationship (synset 302140115)
    "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"
    similar: sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
    synonym: sexual
  7. Innermost or essential (synset 301351683)
    "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter"
    similar: intrinsic, intrinsical - belonging to a thing by its very nature
    synonym: inner, internal
  8. Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience (synset 300939307)
    "this girl, so intimate with nature"; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"
    similar: experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
    synonym: knowledgeable, versed
Verb
  1. Give to understand (synset 200929682)
    "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
    hypernym: hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint
    synonym: adumbrate, insinuate
  2. Imply as a possibility (synset 200932768)
    "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"
    hypernym: imply - suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
    hyponym: make out - imply or suggest
    synonym: suggest

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