Intimate | Mean of intimate in English Dictionary

/ˈɪntəmət/

• having a very close relationship
1. an intimate acquaintance
2. They remained intimate friends throughout their lives.
3. We have an intimate friendship with our neighbors. = We are on intimate terms with our neighbors. [=we are very close friends with our neighbors]
• very personal or private
1. intimate thoughts/feelings
2. intimate secrets
3. sharing an intimate moment
4. an intimate conversation
5. (chiefly US) a store that sells intimate apparel [=women's underwear and clothes for sleeping]
• involving sex or sexual relations
1. They are in an intimate and committed relationship.
2. He denies that they were ever intimate. = He denies that he was ever intimate with her. [=that he ever had sexual relations with her]

• private and pleasant in a way that allows people to feel relaxed and comfortable
1. The room is small and intimate.
2. an intimate nightclub
• very closely related or connected
1. There is an intimate connection/relationship between diet and health.
• very complete
1. She has an intimate [=very detailed] knowledge of the company.
2. The story is now known in intimate detail.
3. an intimate understanding of the process
• Noun
• a very close and trusted friend
1. His coworkers knew him as “Robert,” but his intimates called him “Robbie.”
• Verb
• to say or suggest (something) in an indirect way
1. He intimated (to us) that we should plan to arrive early.