Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Intimacy"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Intimacy \In"ti*ma*cy\, n.; pl. {Intimacies}. [From {Intimate}.]
The state of being intimate; close familiarity or
association; nearness in friendship.

Syn: Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See
{Acquaintance}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

intimacy
n 1: close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a
mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" [syn:
{familiarity}, {closeness}]
2: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn: {affair},
{affaire}, {liaison}, {involvement}, {amour}]
3: a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their
closeness grew as the night wore on" [syn: {closeness}]


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