English Thesaurus

Synonyms for “intimacy”

intimacy

noun

  1. familiarity, closeness, understanding, confidence, confidentiality, fraternization • a means of achieving intimacy with another person
    opposites: distance, separation, detachment, alienation, coldness, remoteness, estrangement, aloofness
  2. sexual intercourse, sex (informal), lovemaking, the other (informal), congress, fucking (taboo & slang), screwing (taboo & slang), shagging (British, taboo & slang), sexual relations, sexual act, nookie (slang), copulation, coitus, carnal knowledge, intimate relations, rumpy-pumpy (slang), legover (slang), coition, poontang (taboo & slang), rumpo (slang) • The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.

'intimacy' in Other Languages

  • British English: intimacy Intimacy between two people is a very close personal relationship between them. NOUN...a means of achieving intimacy with another person.
  • Brazilian Portuguese: intimidade
  • Chinese: 亲密亲親密
  • European Spanish: intimidad
  • French: intimité
  • German: Intimität
  • Italian: intimità
  • Japanese: 親密
  • Korean: 친밀함
  • Portuguese: intimidade
  • Spanish: intimidad

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