| ADJECTIVE | all | intimate | marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity |
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| all | intimate, private | concerning things deeply private and personal | |
| all | intimate, cozy, informal | having or fostering a warm / warm or friendly and informal atmosphere | |
| all | intimate, familiar | having mutual interests or affections | |
| all | intimate | used euphemistically to refer to the genitals | |
| all | intimate, sexual | involved in a sexual relationship | |
| all | intimate, inner, internal | innermost / innermost or essential | |
| all | intimate, knowledgeable, versed | thoroughly acquainted through study or experience | |
| VERB | communication | intimate, adumbrate, insinuate | give to understand |
| communication | intimate, suggest | imply as a possibility | |
| NOUN | person | intimate, confidant | someone to whom private matters are confided |
| Sounds | ih'nahmaht; ih'ntahmaht; ih'ntahmey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht... | |
| abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | ||
| Meaning | marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity. | |
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| Broader | close | Close in relevance or relationship |
| Spanish | íntimo | |
| Catalan | íntim | |
| Adverbs | intimately | with great or especially intimate knowledge |
| Meaning | Concerning things deeply private and personal. | |
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| Synonym | private | |
| Broader | personal | Concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality |
| Meaning | Having or fostering a warm / warm or friendly and informal atmosphere. | |
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| Synonyms | cozy, informal | |
| Broader | friendly | characteristic of or befitting a friend |
| Meaning | Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship. | |
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| Example | "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" | |
| Synonym | familiar | |
| Broader | close | Close in relevance or relationship |
| Spanish | íntimo | |
| Catalan | familiar, íntim | |
| Meaning | Used euphemistically to refer to the genitals. | |
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| Example | "he touched her intimate parts" | |
| Broader | sexual | having or involving sex |
| Meaning | Involved in a sexual relationship. | |
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| Synonym | sexual | |
| Broader | sexy | marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
| Catalan | sexual | |
| Meaning | innermost / innermost or essential. | |
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| Example | "the intimate structure of matter" | |
| Synonyms | inner, internal | |
| Broader | intrinsic, intrinsical | belonging to a thing by its very nature |
| Spanish | interior, interno | |
| Catalan | interior, intern | |
| Meaning | Thoroughly acquainted through study or experience. | |
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| Example | "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson | |
| Synonyms | knowledgeable, versed | |
| Broader | experienced, experient | Having experience |
| Spanish | versado | |
| Meaning | someone to whom private matters are confided. | |
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| Synonym | confidant | |
| Narrower | confidante | A female confidant |
| repository, secretary | A person to whom a secret is entrusted | |
| Broader | friend | A person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
| Spanish | álter ego, confidente, íntimo | |
| Catalan | alter-ego, confident, íntim | |
| Meaning | Give to understand. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They intimate that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | adumbrate, insinuate | |
| Broader | hint, suggest | Drop a hint |
| Spanish | dar a entender, insinuar, sugerir | |
| Catalan | fer entendre, insinuar | |
| Nouns | intimation | a slight suggestion or vague understanding |
| Meaning | Imply as a possibility. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | suggest | |
| Narrower | make out | Imply or suggest |
| Broader | imply | Suggest as a logically necessary consequence |
| Spanish | insinuar, sugerir | |
| Catalan | insinuar, suggerir | |
| Nouns | intimation | a slight suggestion or vague understanding |
| intimation | an indirect suggestion | |
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