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English Dictionary: intimate	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for intimate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
intimate adj marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington 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" Synonym(s): cozy, intimate, informal having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" Synonym(s): familiar, intimate 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" Synonym(s): intimate, sexual innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate structure of matter" Synonym(s): inner, internal, intimate thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read Synonym(s): intimate, knowledgeable, versed n someone to whom private matters are confided [syn: confidant, intimate] v give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" Synonym(s): intimate, adumbrate, insinuate imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification" Synonym(s): suggest, intimate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intimate \In"timate\, n. An intimate* friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the Tongue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intimate \In"timate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intimating}.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known, from intimus the inmost. See {Intimate}, a.] 1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. [Obs.] He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate* open war. --E. Hall. So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. --Spenser. 2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office. The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern. --Locke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Intimate \In"timate\, a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. F. intime. The form intimate* is due to confusion with intimate, v. t. See {Interior}.] 1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. [bd]I knew from intimate impulse.[b8] --Milton. 2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. --South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. Syn: Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.