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cosy, informal, snug, friendly, warm, comfortable; intime, …<br />

deux, tˆte-…-tˆte, Colloq comfy: <strong>The</strong> two <strong>of</strong> us had an intimate<br />

dinner at home last night.<br />

--n. 5 friend, associate, comrade, crony, familiar,<br />

confidant(e), (constant) companion, Achates, alter ego,<br />

colleague, confrŠre, Colloq sidekick, chum, pal, Brit and<br />

Australian mate, US buddy, Slang Brit china (plate), mucker: He<br />

and a few <strong>of</strong> his intimates like to get together now and then for<br />

a game <strong>of</strong> snooker.<br />

intimateý v. hint, imply, suggest, insinuate, indicate, refer to, allude<br />

to, communicate, make known, give (someone) to understand, warn,<br />

caution, Colloq tip (<strong>of</strong>f): He intimates that my wife will be a<br />

widow if I tell the police.<br />

intimidate<br />

v. frighten, scare, alarm, cow, daunt, dismay, abash, appal,<br />

awe, overawe, browbeat, menace, threaten, terrify, petrify,<br />

terrorize, tyrannize; Slang have or get (someone) by the short<br />

and curlies: You can't intimidate me with your threats!<br />

intolerance<br />

n. bias, prejudice, bigotry, discrimination, partiality,<br />

illiberality, narrow-mindedness, dogmatism; racism, racialism,<br />

sexism, classism, ageism, xenophobia: <strong>The</strong> government has<br />

legislated against intolerance <strong>of</strong> minorities.<br />

intolerant<br />

adj. 1 unsympathetic, unforbearing, unindulgent, impatient,<br />

inconsiderate, inhospitable, uncharitable: <strong>The</strong> present system<br />

seems intolerant <strong>of</strong> the aged. 2 biased, prejudiced, bigoted,<br />

discriminatory, partial, illiberal, narrow-minded, parochial,<br />

provincial, jaundiced, warped, twisted, one-sided, opinionated,<br />

close-minded; racist, racialist, sexist, classist, ageist,<br />

xenophobic: How can some religions be so intolerant <strong>of</strong> other<br />

people's beliefs?<br />

intonation<br />

n. accent, accentuation, speech or sound pattern, delivery,<br />

modulation, articulation, pronunciation, vocalization, pitch,<br />

tone, inflection: You can tell the speaker's mood by his<br />

intonation.

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