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KK Pronunciation

〔 `Intәˏmєt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋintimєit 〕


Overview of noun intimate

The noun intimate has 1 sense


  • confidant, intimate -- (someone to whom private matters are confided)


Overview of verb intimate

The verb intimate has 2 senses


  • intimate, adumbrate, insinuate -- (give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife")

  • suggest, intimate -- (imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification")


Overview of adj intimate

The adj intimate has 6 senses


  • intimate -- (marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington)

  • cozy, intimate, informal -- (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")

  • familiar, intimate -- (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders")

  • intimate, sexual -- (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")

  • inner, internal, intimate -- (innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter")

  • intimate, knowledgeable, versed -- (thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read)