Intimacy

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  • noun. The condition of being intimate.
  • noun. An instance of being intimate.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being intimate; close union or conjunction.
  • noun. Close familiarity or fellowship; intimate friendship.
  • noun. Synonyms Familiarity, etc. See acquaintance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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