Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. 2. (a.) Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. 3. (a.) Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. 4. (n.) An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. 5. (v.) To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to make known. 6. (v.) 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.

Multi-Version Concordance Intimate (12 Occurrences) Acts 10:24 and the day after that they reached Caesarea. There Cornelius was awaiting their arrival, and had invited all his relatives and intimate friends to be present. (WEY DBY) Ephesians 1:17 For I always beseech the God of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father most glorious--to give you a spirit of wisdom and penetration through an intimate knowledge of Him, (WEY) 1 Kings 1:4 The young lady was very beautiful; and she cherished the king, and ministered to him; but the king didn't know her intimately. (Root in WEB NIV) Job 19:14 My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me. (See NAS) Job 19:19 All my intimate friends abhor me, and they whom I loved are turned against me. (DBY JPS WBS RSV NIV) Job 29:4 as I was in the ripeness of my days, when the friendship of God was in my tent, (See NIV) Psalms 55:13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, mine intimate, my familiar friend. ... (DBY) Proverbs 3:32 For the wrong-hearted man is hated by the Lord, but he is a friend to the upright. (See NAS) Proverbs 7:4 Say to wisdom, You are my sister; let knowledge be named your special friend: (See NAS RSV) Proverbs 16:28 A man of twisted purposes is a cause of fighting everywhere: and he who says evil secretly makes trouble between friends. (See NAS) Proverbs 17:9 He who keeps a sin covered is looking for love; but he who keeps on talking of a thing makes division between friends. (See NAS) Hosea 3:3 I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you." (See NIV)