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Definition of “intimacy

intimacy (ˈɪntɪməsɪPronunciation for intimacy

Definitions

noun

  1. close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship
  2. (often plural) euphemistic sexual relations

Usage examples

  • Perhaps one day he would find making love to the woman impossible, the intimacy of her flesh unendurable.
    Murray, Stephen, Death and Transfiguration (1994)
  • But growing emotional and physical intimacy between husband and wife today is often at the expense of intimacy with the larger family.
    India Today (1996)
  • Static, inflexible furniture layouts are giving way to options that allow intimacy for groups from two to 12 or more.
    Edmonton Sun (2003)
  • We are recreating an almost Medieval level of intimacy , a global village where there is no privacy.
    Belfast Telegraph (2004)
  • Getting into bed again, adding a new layer to their intimacy , Amy ran her fingers over the pale grey cover.
    Will Davenport, THE PAINTER (2003)

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