intimate
Shared in confidence
Intimate describes what is closest and most personal.
An intimate friend shares your deepest confidences.
Intimate knowledge of a subject runs deep.
An intimate setting is small and private: an intimate dinner for two.
Intimate relations is a euphemism for sex; an intimate is a close friend or lover.
To intimate something is to hint at it indirectly: She intimated that changes were coming.
Comfortably close-fitting
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- comfyPleasantly at ease
- homeyPleasantly informal and warm
- nestledSettled into a sheltered position
fireside · candlelit · soft · welcoming · sheltered · quiet · secluded · tucked
State of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- connectionA joining or relation
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
trust · friendship · understanding · empathy · kinship · camaraderie · affinity · companionship
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- amorousFull of desire
sensual · erotic · lovers · embrace · caress · seduction · ardor · tryst
Concealed information
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- privilegedHaving special advantages
- undisclosedNot made known
concealed · guarded · sensitive · restricted · classified · whispered · confided · entrusted
snug
Comfortably close-fitting
nestled · fireside · candlelit · soft · welcoming · sheltered · quiet · secluded · tucked · nook
closeness
State of proximity
- bondingForming close connections
- connectionA joining or relation
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
rapport · trust · friendship · understanding · empathy · kinship · camaraderie · affinity · companionship · confidant
passion
Intense emotional drive
- desireIntense wanting
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
amorous · sensual · erotic · lovers · embrace · caress · seduction · ardor · tryst · liaison
secrets
Concealed information
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- discreetCareful to avoid notice
- privilegedHaving special advantages
undisclosed · concealed · guarded · sensitive · restricted · classified · whispered · confided · entrusted · off-the-record
disclose
Reveal hidden information
admit · unveil · expose · announce · hint · suggest · imply · indicate · allude · confide
venue
Place of occurrence
affair · ceremony · reception · concert · club · performance · audience · party · wedding · soiree
- Euphemismspass away, passed away, passed on, expecting, with child
- lovingloving, adoring, affectionate, amorous, caring
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- Performance Stylesmethod acting, classical acting, comedic acting, physical theater, screen acting
- screen intimacynude scene, sex scene, love scene, nudity, bedroom scene
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
intimateformal
Following strict protocol
impersonal · stiff · ceremonial · official · businesslike
- intimate settingsSmall, personal gathering spaces
- intimate relationshipsDeep personal connections
- emotional intimacyDeep personal connection
- intimate momentClose personal encounter
- intimate apparelUnderclothing, often decorative
- intimate relationsSexual or romantic closeness
intimacy, intimation, intimately, intimated, intimates, intimating, intimacies, intimations, intimate apparel