The act of intimating. / The thing intimated. / Announcement; declaration. / A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a remote or ambiguous reference.

plural of intimation

(art) A genre of art (or literature) involving the depiction of quiet, domestic scenes, usually of domestic interiors

Of or pertaining to an intima

One who or that which intimates.

present participle of intimate

Closely acquainted; familiar. / Of or involved in a sexual relationship. / Personal; private. / Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.

(transitive, intransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. / (transitive, India) To notify.

A very close friend. / (in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.

In an intimate manner.