intimate

Adjective

• thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
  • this girl, so intimate with nature-W.H.Hudson
    
  • knowledgeable about the technique of painting- Herbert Read
    

• innermost or essential
  • the inner logic of Cubism
    
  • the internal contradictions of the theory
    
  • the intimate structure of matter
    

• 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
    

• having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship
  • on familiar terms
    
  • pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
    

• 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
    

• marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  • intimate friend
    
  • intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles - V.L. Parrington
    

Noun

• someone to whom private matters are confided

Verb

• imply as a possibility
  • The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
    

• give to understand
  • I insinuated that I did not like his wife
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  knowledgeable , versed , inner , internal , sexual , familiar , cozy , informal , confidant , suggest , adumbrate , insinuate