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intimate
noun
1 intimate
Someone to whom private matters are confided.
synonym: confidant.
Roget 890:
friend,
friend of one's bosom;
alter ego;
best friend,
bosom friend,
soulmate,
fast friend;
amicus [Lat.];
usque ad aras [Lat.];
fidus Achates [Lat.];
persona grata.
acquaintance,
neighbor,
next-door neighbor,
casual acquaintance,
nodding acquaintance;
wellwisher.
favorer,
fautor†,
patron,
Mecaenas;
tutelary saint,
good genius,
advocate,
partisan,
sympathizer;
ally;
friend in need
etc.
(auxiliary)
711.
comrade,
mate,
companion,
familiar,
confrere,
comrade,
camarade†,
confidante,
intimate;
old crony,
crony;
chum;
pal;
buddy,
bosom buddy;
playfellow,
playmate,
childhood friend;
bedfellow,
bedmate;
chamber fellow.
associate,
colleague,
compeer.
schoolmate,
schoolfellow†;
classfellow†,
classman†,
classmate;
roommate;
fellow-man,
stable companion.
best man,
maid of honor,
matron of honor.
compatriot;
fellow countryman,
countryman.
shopmate,
fellow-worker,
shipmate,
messmate†;
fellow companion,
boon companion,
pot companion;
copartner,
partner,
senior partner,
junior partner.
Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux†,
Nisus and Euryalus [Lat.],
Damon and Pythias,
par nobile fratrum [Lat.].
host,
Amphitryon†,
Boniface;
guest,
visitor,
prot_eg_e.
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Dutch: vertrouweling, praatpaal
verb
1 intimate
Give to understand.
synonyms: adumbrate, insinuate.
Roget 527:
tell;
inform,
inform of;
acquaint,
acquaint with;
impart,
impart to;
make acquaintance with,
apprise,
advise,
enlighten,
awaken;
transmit.
let fall,
mention,
express,
intimate,
represent,
communicate,
make known;
publish
etc.
531;
notify,
signify,
specify,
convey the knowledge of.
let one know,
have one to know;
give one to understand;
give notice;
set before,
lay before,
put before;
point out,
put into one's head;
put one in possession of;
instruct
etc.
(teach)
537;
direct the attention to
etc.
457.
announce,
annunciate;
report,
report progress;
bringword†,
send word,
leave word,
write word;
telegraph,
telephone;
wire;
retail,
render an account;
give an account
etc.
(describe)
594;
state
etc.
(affirm)
535.
[disclose inadvertently or reluctantly]
let slip,
blurt out,
spill the beans,
unburden oneself of,
let off one's chest;
disclose
etc.
529.
show cause;
explain
etc.
(interpret)
522.
hint;
given an inkling of;
give a hint,
drop a hint,
throw out a hint;
insinuate;
allude to,
make allusion to;
glance at;
tip the wink
etc.
(indicate)
550;
suggest,
prompt,
give the cue,
breathe;
whisper,
whisper in the ear.
give a bit of one's mind;
tell one plainly,
tell once for all;
speak volumes.
undeceive†,
unbeguile†;
set right,
correct,
open the eyes of,
disabuse,
disillusion one of.
be informed of
&c.;
know
etc.
490;
learn
etc.
539;
get scent of,
get wind of,
gather from;
awaken to,
open one's eyes to;
become alive,
become awake to;
hear,
overhear,
understand.
come to one's ears,
come to one's knowledge;
reach one's ears.
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Dutch: insinueren
2 intimate
Imply as a possibility.
synonym: suggest.
adjective
1 intimate
Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.
Roget 197:
near,
nigh;
close at hand,
near at hand;
close,
neighboring;
bordering upon,
contiguous,
adjacent,
adjoining;
proximate,
proximal;
at hand,
handy;
near the mark,
near run;
home,
intimate.
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2 intimate
Concerning things deeply private and personal:
— Intimate correspondence.
synonym: private.
3 intimate
Having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere:
— An intimate cocktail lounge.
— The small room was cozy and intimate.
synonyms: cozy, informal.
4 intimate
Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship:
— Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders.
synonym: familiar.
Roget 888:
friendly;
amicable,
amical†;
well-affected,
unhostile†,
neighborly,
brotherly,
fraternal,
sympathetic,
harmonious,
hearty,
cordial,
warm-hearted.
friends with,
well with,
at home with,
hand in hand with;
on good terms,
on friendly terms,
on amicable terms,
on cordial terms,
on familiar terms,
on intimate terms,
on good footing;
on speaking terms,
on visiting terms;
in one's good graces,
in one's good books.
acquainted,
familiar,
intimate,
thick,
hand and glove,
hail fellow well met,
free and easy;
welcome.
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5 intimate
Used euphemistically to refer to the genitals.
6 intimate
Involved in a sexual relationship:
— The intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife.
— She had been intimate with many men.
synonym: sexual.
Polish: konfidencjonalny, poufały, familiarny
7 intimate
Innermost or essential:
— The intimate structure of matter.
synonyms: inner, internal.
Polish: intymny
8 intimate
Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience:
— This girl, so intimate with nature.
synonyms: knowledgeable, versed.
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