intimate
Closely acquainted; familiar.
Example
“an intimate friend”
Other meanings
personal; private.
“an intimate setting”
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
“The candidate showed an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of politics.”
Synonyms
- private
Related words
- intimacy
- intimation
Word history
From Latin "intimātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “intimate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.