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Intimate (adjective)
Closely acquainted; familiar.
“an intimate friend”
“He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn’t have much else to live for.”
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Intimate (adjective)
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
“She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.”
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Intimate (adjective)
Personal; private.
“an intimate setting”
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Intimate (adjective)
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
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Intimate (noun)
A very close friend.
“Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.”
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Intimate (noun)
(in plural intimates) Women’s underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
“You’ll find bras and panties in the women’s intimates section upstairs.”
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Intimate (verb)
To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
“He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.”
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Intimation (noun)
The act of intimating
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Intimation (noun)
the thing intimated.
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Intimation (noun)
Announcement; declaration.
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Intimation (noun)
A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference
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Intimate (adjective)
closely acquainted; familiar
“intimate friends”
“they are on intimate terms”
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Intimate (adjective)
(of a place or setting) having a cosy and private or relaxed atmosphere
“an intimate little Italian restaurant”
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Intimate (adjective)
involving very close connection
“their intimate involvement with their community”
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Intimate (adjective)
(of knowledge) detailed or thorough
“an intimate knowledge of the software”
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Intimate (adjective)
private and personal
“intimate details of his sexual encounters”
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Intimate (adjective)
having a sexual relationship
“they plan to wait before becoming intimate with one another”
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Intimate (noun)
a very close friend
“his circle of intimates”
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Intimate (verb)
state or make known
“Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire”
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Intimate (verb)
imply or hint
“he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue”
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Intimation (noun)
an indication or hint
“the first intimations of trouble”
“no one gave any intimation that there had been any problems”
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Intimation (noun)
the action of making something known, especially in an indirect way
“it took ten years from the intimation of a claim to the assessment of damages”