Intimacy

Quick meaning: Intimacy is a noun meaning (countable) Intimate relationship.

Meaning

(countable) Intimate relationship.

More Meanings

1. (countable, especially plural) Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.
2. (uncountable, countable) Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.

Example Sentences

[…] there was keen intimacy between the dog and the man.

He recognized the tone as the one used by friendly sisters to discuss the infirmities of their husbands. It was Shama’s plea to a sister to exchange intimacies, to show support.

“I have always thought it a very foolish intimacy,” said Mr. Knightley presently, “though I have kept my thoughts to myself; but I now perceive that it will be a very unfortunate one for Harriet […]”

To adulterous lust the most sacred duties are sacrificed, because, before marriage, men, by a promiscuous intimacy with women, learned to consider love as a selfish gratification—learned to separate it not only from esteem, but from the affection merely built on habit, which mixes a little humanity with it.

Word Forms

• intimacies

Synonyms for intimacy

Depending on context, synonyms include liaison, affair, familiarity, amour, involvement, closeness.

Antonyms for intimacy

Common opposites include solitude.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include affair, amour, familiarity, affaire, involvement, closeness.

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