INTIMATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • someone to whom private matters are confided
   Synonym(s)
   • confidant (what does confidant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) intimate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • friend (what does friend mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • confidante (what does confidante mean?)
   • repository (what does repository mean?)
   • secretary (what does secretary mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confide (what does confide mean?)

INTIMATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • give to understand
   Synonym(s)
   • adumbrate (what does adumbrate mean?)
   • insinuate (what does insinuate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I insinuated that I did not like his wife
   Hypernyms(s) intimate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hint (what does hint mean?)
   • suggest (what does suggest mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • insinuation (what does insinuation mean?)
   • innuendo (what does innuendo mean?)
   • inkling (what does inkling mean?)
   • intimation (what does intimation mean?)
   • glimmering (what does glimmering mean?)
   • glimmer (what does glimmer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • imply as a possibility
   Synonym(s)
   • suggest (what does suggest mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
   Hypernyms(s) intimate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • imply (what does imply mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • make out (what does make out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hint (what does hint mean?)
   • intimation (what does intimation mean?)
   • breath (what does breath mean?)
   • inkling (what does inkling mean?)
   • intimation (what does intimation mean?)
   • glimmering (what does glimmering mean?)
   • glimmer (what does glimmer mean?)
   • suggestion (what does suggestion mean?)
   • prompting (what does prompting mean?)

INTIMATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having mutual interests or affections
   • of established friendship
   Synonym(s)
   • familiar (what does familiar mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • on familiar terms
   • pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
   Similar To
   • close (what does close mean?)
2. Meaning
   • marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity
   Usage Example(s)
   • intimate friend
   • intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles – V.L. Parrington
   Similar To
   • close (what does close mean?)
3. Meaning
   • thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience
   Synonym(s)
   • intimate with (what does intimate with mean?)
   • knowledgeable (what does knowledgeable mean?)
   • knowledgeable about(p) (what does knowledgeable about(p) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this girl, so intimate with nature-W.H.Hudson
   • knowledgeaIble about the technique of painting- Herbert Read
   Similar To
   • experienced (what does experienced mean?)
4. Meaning
   • having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere
   • especially through smallness and informality
   Synonym(s)
   • cozy (what does cozy mean?)
   • informal (what does informal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • had a cozy chat
   • a relaxed informal manner
   • an intimate cocktail lounge
   • the small room was cozy and intimate
   Similar To
   • friendly (what does friendly mean?)
5. Meaning
   • innermost or essential
   Synonym(s)
   • inner (what does inner mean?)
   • internal (what does internal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the inner logic of Cubism
   • the internal contradictions of the theory
   • the intimate structure of matter
   Similar To
   • intrinsic (what does intrinsic mean?)
   • intrinsical (what does intrinsical mean?)
6. Meaning
   • involved in a sexual relationship
   Synonym(s)
   • sexual (what does sexual mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
   • she had been intimate with many men
   Similar To
   • sexy (what does sexy mean?)