1.someone to whom private matters are confided
2.marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity;
intimate friend
3.having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality;
had a cozy chat
4.having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
on familiar terms
5.involved in a sexual relationship;
the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife
6.innermost or essential;
the inner logic of Cubism
7.thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
this girl, so intimate with nature-W.H.Hudson
1.give to understand;
I insinuated that I did not like his wife
2.imply as a possibility;
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification