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intimate Definition
(n)
someone
to
whom
private
matters
are
confided
(s)
marked
by
close
aquaintance
,
association
,
or
familiarity
; "
intimate
friend
"; "
intimate
relations
between
economics
,
politics
,
and
legal
principles
" -
V
.
L
.
Parrington
(s)
having
or
fostering
a
warm
or
friendly
atmosphere
;
especially
through
smallness
and
informality
; "
had
a
cozy
chat
"; "
a
relaxed
informal
manner
"; "
an
intimate
cocktail
lounge
"; "
the
small
room
was
cozy
and
intimate
"
(s)
having
mutual
interests
or
affections
;
of
established
friendship
; "
on
familiar
terms
"; "
pretending
she
is
on
an
intimate
footing
with
those
she
slanders
"
(s)
involved
in
a
sexual
relationship
; "
the
intimate
(
or
sexual
)
relations
between
husband
and
wife
"; "
she
had
been
intimate
with
many
men
"
(s)
innermost
or
essential
; "
the
inner
logic
of
Cubism
"; "
the
internal
contradictions
of
the
theory
"; "
the
intimate
structure
of
matter
"
(s)
thoroughly
acquainted
with
through
study
or
experience
; "
this
girl
,
so
intimate
with
nature
"-
W
.
H
.
Hudson
; "
knowledgeaIble
about
the
technique
of
painting
"-
Herbert
Read
(v)
give
to
understand
; "
I
insinuated
that
I
did
not
like
his
wife
"
(v)
imply
as
a
possibility
; "
The
evidence
suggests
a
need
for
more
clarification
"
intimate Synonyms
adumbrate
confidant
cozy
familiar
informal
inner
insinuate
internal
intimate
intimate with
knowledgeable
knowledgeable about(p)
sexual
suggest
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