nnoun.personsomeone to whom private matters are confidedSynset:confidant
Derivationally Related Form:confide
Hypernyms:friend
Inherited Hypernyms:confidantfriendpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:confidantfriendpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:confidanterepositorysecretary
Full Hyponyms:confidanterepository
vverb.communicationgive to understandSynset:adumbrate insinuate
Examples:- I insinuated that I did not like his wife
Derivationally Related Form:insinuationintimation
Hypernyms:hint suggest
Inherited Hypernyms:intimatehintconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: insinuate, intimate)
vverb.communicationimply as a possibilitySynset:suggest
Examples:- The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
Derivationally Related Form:suggestivesuggestibleintimationsuggestion
Hypernyms:imply
Inherited Hypernyms:suggestimplyexpressconveyimparttellinformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:make out
Full Troponyms:make out
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
adj satadj.allmarked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarityExamples:- intimate friend
- intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles" - V.L. Parrington
Antonyms:distant
Inherited Hypernyms:intimate
Similar to:close
adj satadj.allconcerning things deeply private and personalSynset:private
Examples:- intimate correspondence
- private family matters
Antonyms:impersonal
Derivationally Related Form:privateness
Inherited Hypernyms:private
Similar to:personal
adj satadj.allhaving or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphereSynset:cozy informal
Examples:- had a cozy chat
- a relaxed informal manner
- an intimate cocktail lounge
- the small room was cozy and intimate
Antonyms:unfriendly
Derivationally Related Form:cozinessinformality
Inherited Hypernyms:cozy
Similar to:friendly
adj satadj.allhaving mutual interests or affections; of established friendshipSynset:familiar
Examples:- on familiar terms
- pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
Antonyms:distant
Derivationally Related Form:familiarity
Inherited Hypernyms:familiar
Similar to:close
adj satadj.allused euphemistically to refer to the genitalsExamples:- he touched her intimate parts
Antonyms:asexual
Inherited Hypernyms:intimate
Similar to:sexual
adj satadj.allinvolved in a sexual relationshipSynset:sexual
Examples:- the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
- she had been intimate with many men
Antonyms:unsexy
Inherited Hypernyms:intimate
Similar to:sexy
adj satadj.allinnermost or essentialSynset:inner internal
Examples:- the inner logic of Cubism
- the internal contradictions of the theory
- the intimate structure of matter
Antonyms:extrinsic
Inherited Hypernyms:inner
Similar to:intrinsic intrinsical
adj satadj.allthoroughly acquainted through study or experienceSynset:knowledgeable versed
Examples:- this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson
- knowledgeable about the technique of painting - Herbert Read
Antonyms:inexperienced
Derivationally Related Form:knowledgeability
Inherited Hypernyms:intimate
Similar to:experienced experient