Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of being intimate.
- noun An instance of being intimate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being intimate; close union or conjunction.
- noun Close familiarity or fellowship; intimate friendship.
- noun Synonyms Familiarity, etc. See
acquaintance .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
feeling oratmosphere ofcloseness andopenness towards someone else, not necessarily involvingsexuality
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
- noun a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
- noun close or warm friendship
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Examples
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We cannot understand each other, except in a rough and ready way; we cannot reveal ourselves, even when we want to; what we call intimacy is only a makeshift; perfect knowledge is an illusion.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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We cannot understand each other, except in a rough and ready way; we cannot reveal ourselves, even when we want to; what we call intimacy is only a makeshift; perfect knowledge is an illusion.
History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011
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It is important to maintain intimacy and actively go against what your critical inner voice is telling you.
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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It is important to maintain intimacy and actively go against what your critical inner voice is telling you.
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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Dr. Ornich advises, "Anything that can create a sense of intimacy is healing; whether it is making love, whether it is by expressing love in other ways, anything that can enhance intimacy is healing."
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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It is important to maintain intimacy and actively go against what your critical inner voice is telling you.
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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Dr. Ornich advises, "Anything that can create a sense of intimacy is healing; whether it is making love, whether it is by expressing love in other ways, anything that can enhance intimacy is healing."
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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As couples age, being able to have frank, gentle and non-blaming discussions about sexual intimacy is often the key to maintaining a satisfying sex life.
How can I regain my lost sex life? Pamela Stephenson Connolly 2010
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In an effort to allay their anxieties, these spouses establish a regime of control in which intimacy is confused with surveillance.
Esther Perel: An Affair To Remember: What Happens In Couples After Someone Cheats? Part One Esther Perel 2010
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Dr. Ornich advises, "Anything that can create a sense of intimacy is healing; whether it is making love, whether it is by expressing love in other ways, anything that can enhance intimacy is healing."
Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010
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Intimacy Coordination: From the What and Why to the HowIn the #MeToo era, intimacy coordinators are becoming more commonplace on sets across the world. This panel examines how the job works and how intimacy coordinators can collaborate on set with directors, talent and other departments.
10 Key Panels at Focus 2019 Christopher Vourlias 2019
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