intimate

intimate has 15 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

• a.. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
• a.. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
• a.. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
• n.. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
• a.. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
• a.. 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.
• n.. someone to whom private matters are confided
• 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"
• a.. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
• a.. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
• a.. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read