intimate

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.
2. adj. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.
3. adj. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.
4. adj. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.
5. adj. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.
6. adj. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
7. n. A close friend or confidant.
8. v. To make known subtly and indirectly; hint. See Synonyms at suggest.
9. v. To announce; proclaim.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To make known, especially in a formal manner; announce.
2. Specifically, to make known by indirect means or words; hint or suggest; indicate; point out.
3. Synonyms Suggest, Insinuate, etc. See hint, transitive verb
4. Inner; inmost; intrinsic; pertaining to minute details or particulars: as, the intimate structure of an organism; the intimate principles of a science.
5. Pertaining to the inmost mind; existing in one's inner thoughts or feelings; inward: as, intimate convictions or beliefs; intimate knowledge of a subject.
6. Closely approximating or coalescing; near; familiar: as, intimate relation of parts; intimate union of particles; intimate intercourse.
7. Close in friendship or acquaintance; on very familiar terms; not reserved or distant.
8. Familiarly associated: personal.
9. n. A familiar friend, companion, or guest; one who has close social relations with another or others.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Closely acquainted; familiar.
2. adj. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
3. adj. Personal, private.
4. n. A very close friend.
5. n. Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
6. v. To suggest or disclose discreetly.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
2. adj. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
3. adj. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential.
4. n. An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
5. v. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
6. v. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to hint.

WordNet 3.0

1. adj. having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere
2. v. give to understand
3. adj. thoroughly acquainted through study or experience
4. n. someone to whom private matters are confided
5. adj. innermost or essential
6. v. imply as a possibility
7. adj. marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
8. adj. involved in a sexual relationship
9. adj. having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship