intimacy (ˈɪntɪməsɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship
- (often plural) euphemistic sexual relations
Synonyms
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sexual intercourse,
sex,
lovemaking,
the other,
congress,
fucking,
screwing,
shagging,
sexual relations sexual act
nookie,
copulation,
coitus,
carnal knowledge,
intimate relations
rumpy-pumpy,
legover
coition,
poontang,
rumpo,
Usage examples
Perhaps one day he would find making love to the woman impossible, the intimacy of her flesh unendurable.
, 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.
, THE PAINTER (2003)