Intimate vs. Intimation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Intimate and Intimation
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Definitions
Intimate
Closely acquainted; familiar
Intimate friends
They are on intimate terms
Intimation
An indication or hint
The first intimations of trouble
No one gave any intimation that there had been any problems
Intimate
Private and personal
Intimate details of his sexual encounters
Intimation
To state or express indirectly
She intimated that she did not want him to call back.
Intimate
A very close friend
His circle of intimates
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Intimation
To make evident indirectly
His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.
Intimate
State or make known
Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire
Intimation
(Archaic) To announce; proclaim.
Intimate
Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity
Intimate friends.
Intimation
The act of intimating.
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Intimate
Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature
Intimate prayers.
Intimation
The thing intimated.
Intimate
Essential; innermost
The intimate structure of matter.
Intimation
Announcement; declaration.
Intimate
Marked by informality and privacy
An intimate nightclub.
Intimation
A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.
Intimate
Very personal; private
An intimate letter.
Intimation
The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.
Intimate
Of or involved in a sexual relationship
Have they been intimate?.
Intimation
Announcement; declaration.
They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever killed a stork, should be banished.
Intimate
A close friend or confidant.
Intimation
A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his design.
Without mentioning the king of England, or giving the least intimation that he was sent by him.
Intimate
To state or express indirectly
She intimated that she did not want him to call back.
Intimation
An indirect suggestion;
Not a breath of scandal ever touched her
Intimate
To make evident indirectly
His worn clothes intimated that he was in need of money.
Intimation
A slight suggestion or vague understanding;
He had no inkling what was about to happen
Intimate
(Archaic) To announce; proclaim.
Intimate
Closely acquainted; familiar.
An intimate friend
He and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.
Intimate
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.
Intimate
; private.
An intimate setting
Intimate
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
Intimate
Very finely mixed.
Black powder consists of an intimate mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur.
Intimate
A very close friend.
Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.
Intimate
(in plural intimates) women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.
Intimate
(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.
Intimate
To notify.
I will intimate you when the details are available.
Intimate
Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty.
Intimate
Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission.
Intimate
Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend.
Intimate
An intimate friend or associate; a confidant.
Intimate
To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known.
He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.
So both conspiring 'gan to intimateEach other's grief.
Intimate
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.
The names of simple ideas and substances, with the abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real existence, from which was derived their original pattern.
Intimate
Someone to whom private matters are confided
Intimate
Give to understand;
I insinuated that I did not like his wife
Intimate
Imply as a possibility;
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification
Intimate
Marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity;
Intimate friend
Intimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles
Intimate
Having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality;
Had a cozy chat
A relaxed informal manner
An intimate cocktail lounge
The small room was cozy and intimate
Intimate
Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
On familiar terms
Pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders
Intimate
Involved in a sexual relationship;
The intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
She had been intimate with many men
Intimate
Innermost or essential;
The inner logic of Cubism
The internal contradictions of the theory
The intimate structure of matter
Intimate
Thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
This girl, so intimate with nature
KnowledgeaIble about the technique of painting
