Intimacy - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Intimacy :  (noun)
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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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

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

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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