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intimacy

[ in-tuh-muh-see ]

noun

plural intimacies.
  1. the state of being intimate.
  2. a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. a close association with or detailed knowledge or deep understanding of a place, subject, period of history, etc.:

    an intimacy with Japan.

  4. an act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection, or the like:

    to allow the intimacy of using first names.

  5. an amorously familiar act; liberty.
  6. sexual intercourse.
  7. the quality of being comfortable, warm, or familiar:

    the intimacy of the room.

  8. privacy, especially as suitable to the telling of a secret:

    in the intimacy of his studio.



intimacy

/ ˈɪԳɪəɪ /

noun

  1. close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship
  2. euphemistic.
    often plural sexual relations
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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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