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intimacy
[ in-tuh-muh-see ]
noun
plural intimacies.
- the state of being intimate.
- a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.
Synonyms: , , ,
- 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.
intimacy
/ ˈɪԳɪəɪ /
noun
- close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship
- euphemistic.often plural sexual relations
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of intimacy1
First recorded in 1635–45; intim(ate) 1 + -acy
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But intimacy has a way of drawing out latent political tensions and making them intensely personal.
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“Being Maria” was the first film I’ve ever done with an intimacy coordinator.
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"There's now something called an intimacy co-ordinator, which I did not know existed."
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“There’s now something called an intimacy coordinator, which I did not know existed,” she said.
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Having dinner at Bavel, watching Liverpool play, the quiet intimacy of me reading while he walked his dogs.
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