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intimate

intimate is a 8-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 15 senses

Definitions

  1. 1adjective

    Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

  2. 2adjective

    Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.

  3. 3adjective

    Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

  4. 4noun

    An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.

  5. 5adjective

    To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.

  6. 6adjective

    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.

  7. 7noun

    someone to whom private matters are confided

    Synonyms

    confidant
  8. 8verb

    give to understand

    "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

    Synonyms

    adumbrateinsinuate
  9. 9verb

    imply as a possibility

    "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

    Synonyms

    suggest
  10. 10adjective

    having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship

    "on familiar terms"

    "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

    Synonyms

    familiar
  11. 11adjective

    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity - V.L. Parrington

    "intimate friend"

    "intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles"

  12. 12adjective

    thoroughly acquainted through study or experience-W.H.Hudson- Herbert Read

    "this girl, so intimate with nature"

    "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"

    Synonyms

    knowledgeableversed
  13. 13adjective

    having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

    "had a cozy chat"

    "a relaxed informal manner"

    Synonyms

    cozyinformal
  14. 14adjective

    innermost or essential

    "the inner logic of Cubism"

    "the internal contradictions of the theory"

    Synonyms

    innerinternal
  15. 15adjective

    involved in a sexual relationship

    "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"

    "she had been intimate with many men"

    Synonyms

    sexual

Synonyms

confidantadumbrateinsinuatesuggestfamiliarknowledgeableversedcozyinformalinnerinternalsexual

Common word forms

intimatedintimaterintimatesintimatelyintimatingintimateness

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