Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity: intimate friends.
Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.
Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.
Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.
Very personal; private: an intimate letter.
Of or involved in a sexual relationship: Have they been intimate?
To state or express indirectly: She intimated that she did not want him to call back. See Synonyms at suggest. To make evident indirectly: His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.