intimacy

[ in-tuh-muh-see ]

/ ˈɪn tə mə si /

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noun, plural in·ti·ma·cies.

the state of being intimate.

a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

a close association with or detailed knowledge or deep understanding of a place, subject, period of history, etc.: an intimacy with Japan.

an act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection, or the like: to allow the intimacy of using first names.

an amorously familiar act; liberty.

sexual intercourse.

the quality of being comfortable, warm, or familiar: the intimacy of the room.

privacy, especially as suitable to the telling of a secret: in the intimacy of his studio.

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Origin of intimacy

First recorded in 1635–45; intim(ate)¹ + -acy

SYNONYMS FOR intimacy

2 closeness, familiarity, warmth, affection.

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Words nearby intimacy

inthral, inthrone, inti, intifada, intima, intimacy, intimate, intimate borrowing, intimation, intimations of immortality, intime

Example sentences from the Web for intimacy

Miller realized he had a partner, another life, and, despite the intimacy she thought they had built, he was just another client.
Sex, Suicide, and Homework: The Secret World of the Telephone Hotline|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the suits against Kelley charged her with defamation for calling Miller an “intimacy stalker” in her LiveJournal page.
The Mystery Woman Who Tried to Outdo Dillinger|Michael Daly|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the Beyoncé stage pictures are a ruse: they have an air of intimacy while telling us nothing of substance at all.
Celebrities, STFU About Your ‘Privacy’|Tim Teeman|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is an advertising campaign, selling Dior and selling her, bathed in the false glow of intimacy.
Celebrities, STFU About Your ‘Privacy’|Tim Teeman|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Scotland for her must have been the location of many treasured moments of intimacy.
Queen Victoria’s Secret Scottish Sex Castle|Clive Irving|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Forster quotes Chorleys remark that Nothing could be compared with the intimacy of their mutual musical sympathy.
The Violoncello and Its History|Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski
The son's intimacy did not, however, assist the father; so that at last Maisons made M. le Duc d'Orleans speak to me himself.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
It placed me at once on a footing of intimacy with the friends of my friends.
The Guerilla Chief|Mayne Reid
Mr. Stephens had at no time during the war been on terms of intimacy with323 Mr. Davis.
The History of the Confederate War, Its Causes and Its Conduct, Volume II (of 2)|George Cary Eggleston
I had no idea that my nephew was on terms of any intimacy in your household.
Kildares of Storm|Eleanor Mercein Kelly

British Dictionary definitions for intimacy

intimacy

/ (ˈɪntɪməsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship

(often plural) euphemistic sexual relations

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intimacy

noun, plural in·ti·ma·cies.

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Origin of intimacy

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British Dictionary definitions for intimacy

noun plural -cies