Intimate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective
  1. associated in close personal relations: an intimate friend.
  2. characterized by or involving warm friendship or a personally close or familiar association or feeling: an intimate greeting.
  3. very private; closely personal: one's intimate affairs.
  4. characterized by or suggesting an atmosphere conducive to privacy or intimacy; warmly cozy: an intimate little café where we can relax and talk.
  5. (of an association, knowledge, understanding, etc.) arising from close personal connection or familiar experience.
  6. engaged in or characterized by sexual relations: too young to handle an intimate relationship.
  7. (of women's clothing) worn next to the skin, under street or outer garments: a store that sells intimate apparel.
  8. detailed; deep: a more intimate analysis.
  9. showing a close union or combination of particles or elements: an intimate mixture.
  10. inmost; deep within.
  11. of, relating to, or characteristic of the inmost or essential nature; intrinsic: the intimate structure of an organism.
  12. of, relating to, or existing in the inmost depths of the mind: intimate beliefs.
noun
  1. an intimate friend or associate, especially a confidant.
verb (used with object), in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing.
  1. to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
  2. to make known; announce.
adjective
  1. characterized by a close or warm personal relationship
  2. deeply personal, private, or secret
  3. having sexual relations (with)
    • having a deep or unusual knowledge (of)
    • (of knowledge) deep; extensive
  4. having a friendly, warm, or informal atmosphere
  5. of or relating to the essential part or nature of something; intrinsic
  6. denoting the informal second person of verbs and pronouns in French and other languages
noun
  1. a close friend
verb (tr; may take a clause as object)
  1. to hint; suggest
  2. to proclaim; make known
Intimate (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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