intimate

noun

A very close friend.

(in the plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

verb

(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.

(transitive, India) To notify.

adjective

Closely acquainted; familiar.

Personal; private.

Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know

Very finely mixed.

Roots

intimusintim- · Latin · innermost

Synonyms for intimate

cozyadj privateadj informaladj confidantn sexualadj familiaradj confidentialadj personaladj chummyadj adumbratev insinuatev closev inmostadj secludedadj privyadj

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