Definition of intimate

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• intimate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
• intimate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
• intimate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of intimate

• having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere (adjective)

  Examples

  1. an intimate cocktail lounge
  2. the small room was cozy and intimate

  Synonyms

  1. cozy
  2. informal
• having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship (adjective)

  Examples

  1. pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders

  Synonyms

  1. familiar
• imply as a possibility (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. suggest
• concerning things deeply private and personal (adjective)

  Examples

  1. intimate correspondence

  Synonyms

  1. private
• involved in a sexual relationship (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
  2. she had been intimate with many men

  Synonyms

  1. sexual
• give to understand (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. adumbrate
  2. insinuate
• thoroughly acquainted through study or experience (adjective)

  Examples

  1. this girl, so intimate with nature

  Synonyms

  1. knowledgeable
  2. versed
• innermost or essential (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the intimate structure of matter

  Synonyms

  1. inner
  2. internal
• someone to whom private matters are confided (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. confidant
• marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity (adjective)

  Examples

  1. intimate friend
  2. intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
• used euphemistically to refer to the genitals (adjective)

  Examples

  1. he touched her intimate parts

See definition of intimate in Merriam Webster