intimacy
[noun]
Synonyms: familiarity, closeness, confidentiality

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

in‧ti‧ma‧cy /ˈɪntəməsi, ˈɪntɪməsi/ noun

1. [uncountable] a state of having a close personal relationship with someone
intimacy of
the intimacy of marriage
intimacy between
a close sense of intimacy between parent and child

2. intimacies [plural] things you say or do to someone you have a close personal relationship with:
She thought back over the intimacies they’d shared and the plans they’d made.

3. [uncountable] a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone:
the cosy intimacy of the café

4. [uncountable] formal sex – used especially by lawyers and police when they want to avoid using the word ‘sex’

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

intimacy
noun
ADJ. genuine, real, true | close, deep, great | enforced | emotional, physical, sexual
VERB + INTIMACY be capable of She isn't capable of real intimacy.
enjoy (formal) He enjoys an intimacy with the prime minister.
create, promote | develop | destroy The noise destroyed the intimacy of their conversation.
sense I sensed a close intimacy between them.
INTIMACY + VERB develop
PREP. ~ between the intimacy created between student and teacher
~ with A writer must develop an intimacy with the subject at hand.
PHRASES fear of intimacy He was prevented from declaring his love by his fear of intimacy.
a feeling/sense of intimacy

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