intimacy

CEFRC1

/ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A close personal relationship or feeling of closeness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.

Examples

  • He often hastens physical intimacy, much to the chagrin of his dates.

  • They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Intimate relationship.

  2. Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.

More examples

In context

  • Their intimacy grew with the years.

  • 1787, Robert Burns, Letter to Dr. Moore, 23 April, 1787, in J. Logie Robertson (ed.), The Letters of Robert Burns, Selected and Arranged, with an Introduction, London: Walter Scott, 1887, p. 57, I have formed many intimacies and friendships here, but I am afr...

  • 1879, Robert Louis Stevenson, “Truth of Intercourse” in Essays, English and American, The Harvard Classics, Volume 28, edited by Charles W. Eliot, New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1910, p. 287, The habitual liar may be a very honest fellow, and live truly with h...

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Origin

noun

From intimate + -cy.