Intimate

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.

II. Intimate ·noun An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.

III. Intimate ·adj Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.

IV. Intimate ·adj Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.

V. Intimate ·adj To Announce; to Declare; to Publish; to Communicate; to make known.

VI. Intimate ·adj To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely; to give slight notice of; to Hint; as, he intimated his intention of resigning his office.