Intimacy

Word INTIMACY
Character 8
Hyphenation in ti ma cy
Pronunciations /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/

Definitions and meanings of "Intimacy"

What do we mean by intimacy?

The condition of being intimate. noun

An instance of being intimate. noun

The state of being intimate; close union or conjunction. noun

Close familiarity or fellowship; intimate friendship. noun

Synonyms Familiarity, etc. See acquaintance. noun

The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship. noun

Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality noun

A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship noun

A feeling of being intimate and belonging together noun

Close or warm friendship noun

Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.

Intimate relationship.

(especially plural) Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Intimacy

The word "intimacy" in example sentences

We cannot understand each other, except in a rough and ready way; we cannot reveal ourselves, even when we want to; what we call intimacy is only a makeshift; perfect knowledge is an illusion. ❋ Jill Bialosky (2011)

Physical intimacy is reserved only to those whom I prefer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is important to maintain intimacy and actively go against what your critical inner voice is telling you. ❋ Lisa Firestone (2010)

There was a certain intimacy present in that small a group that may have been lacking with more participants. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They are a convention of fiction writing by which an illusion of intimacy is created, but they certainly cannot withstand scrutiny as an account of human consciousness. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Tuning into Cronkite and letting him into your home involved a certain intimacy, especially if you were sitting there in your shorts or PJs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As couples age, being able to have frank, gentle and non-blaming discussions about sexual intimacy is often the key to maintaining a satisfying sex life. ❋ Pamela Stephenson Connolly (2010)

There's a certain intimacy to a concert of a music director and his orchestra, without a soloist present. ❋ Anne Midgette (2010)

Despite the anonymity of most modern travel, or maybe because of it, intimacy is a persistent idea in hospitality. ❋ Richard Nalley (2010)

"The experience of being foreign and the need for connection both mark Lahiri's outstanding debut collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, in which intimacy is often the odd consequences of her character's admitting how distant they have become, or always were." ❋ Unknown (2010)

And if that loved one happens to be of the same sex, or that intimacy is not intended to result in pregnancy, the need and desire is still there and should be celebrated, not condemned. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Dr. Ornich advises, "Anything that can create a sense of intimacy is healing; whether it is making love, whether it is by expressing love in other ways, anything that can enhance intimacy is healing." ❋ Lisa Firestone (2010)

We are offered up the portrait of a couple who don't confuse long-term love with short-term intimacy, even if they take advantage of grazing outside of their marriage fairly infrequently. ❋ Mark Olmsted (2011)

In an effort to allay their anxieties, these spouses establish a regime of control in which intimacy is confused with surveillance. ❋ Esther Perel (2010)

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