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. adjective. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
2. adjective. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
3. adjective. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
4. noun. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
5. adjective. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
6. adjective. 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. noun. someone to whom private matters are confided

   Synonyms: confidant

8. verb. give to understand

   "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

   Synonyms: adumbrate, insinuate

9. verb. imply as a possibility

   "The evidence suggests a need for more clarification"

   Synonyms: suggest

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

    "intimate friend"

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

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

    "this girl, so intimate with nature"

    "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"

    Synonyms: knowledgeable, versed

13. adjective. having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

    "had a cozy chat"

    "a relaxed informal manner"

    Synonyms: cozy, informal

14. adjective. innermost or essential

    "the inner logic of Cubism"

    "the internal contradictions of the theory"

    Synonyms: inner, internal

15. adjective. involved in a sexual relationship

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

    "she had been intimate with many men"

    Synonyms: sexual

Synonyms

confidant, adumbrate, insinuate, suggest, familiar, knowledgeable, versed, cozy, informal, inner, internal, sexual

Common word forms

intimated, intimater, intimates, intimately, intimating, intimateness

Words from these letters

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