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   In·ti·ma·cy

   /ˈin(t)əməsē/

   

   noun

   • 1. close familiarity or friendship; closeness: "the intimacy between a husband and wife" Similar closenesstogethernessaffinityrapportattachmentfamiliarityconfidentialityclose associationclose relationshipclose attachmentclose friendshipfriendlinesscomradeshipcompanionshipamityaffectionmutual affectionwarmthwarm feelingsunderstandingfellow feelinginformal:chumminesspallinessmateyness
   • ▪ a private cozy atmosphere: "the room had a peaceful sense of intimacy about it"
   • ▪ an intimate act, especially sexual intercourse. Similar sexual relationssexual intercoursesexintercourselovemakingact of lovecarnal knowledgesexual congresscongressformal:coitioncoituscopulation
   • ▪ an intimate remark: "here she was sitting swapping intimacies with a stranger"
   • ▪ closeness of observation or knowledge of a subject: "he acquired an intimacy with Swahili literature"

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