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Meaning of intimate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  intimate
      adj 1: marked by close acquaintance, association, or
             familiarity; "intimate friend"; "intimate relations
             between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L.
             Parrington
      2: having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal
         atmosphere; "had a cozy chat"; "a relaxed informal manner";
         "an intimate cocktail lounge"; "the small room was cozy and
         intimate" [syn: {cozy}, {intimate}, {informal}]
      3: having mutual interests or affections; of established
         friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an
         intimate footing with those she slanders" [syn: {familiar},
         {intimate}]
      4: involved in a sexual relationship; "the intimate (or sexual)
         relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate
         with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts" [syn:
         {intimate}, {sexual}]
      5: innermost or essential; "the inner logic of Cubism"; "the
         internal contradictions of the theory"; "the intimate
         structure of matter" [syn: {inner}, {internal}, {intimate}]
      6: thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this
         girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable
         about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn:
         {intimate}, {knowledgeable}, {versed}]
      n 1: someone to whom private matters are confided [syn:
           {confidant}, {intimate}]
      v 1: give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his
           wife" [syn: {intimate}, {adumbrate}, {insinuate}]
      2: imply as a possibility; "The evidence suggests a need for
         more clarification" [syn: {suggest}, {intimate}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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