intimacy
noun /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/
/-t̬ə-/ Definition
› [U] a situation in which you have a close friendship or sexual relationship with someone: Intimacy between teachers and students is not recommended.Friendly › [C usually plural] things that are said or done only by people who have a close relationship with each other: It was obvious from their witty intimacies that they had been good friends for many years.Friendly
(Definition of intimacy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- affable adjective
- amiable adjective
- amicable adjective
- amity noun
- approachable adjective (CHARACTER)
- closeness noun (RELATIONSHIP)
- familiarity noun (FRIENDLINESS)
- family-friendly adjective
- first name noun
- forthcoming adjective (WILLING)
- fraternal adjective
- Freemasonry noun
- likeable adjective
- matey adjective
- neighbourly adjective
- nice adjective (KIND)
- nicely adverb (KIND)
- thaw noun (FRIENDLY)
- tête-à-tête adverb
- well in (with) idiom
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