intimacy (redirected from intimacies)

in·ti·ma·cy  (nt-m-s)

n. pl. in·ti·ma·cies

1. The condition of being intimate.

2. An instance of being intimate.

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intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsɪ]

n pl -cies

1. close or warm friendship or understanding; personal relationship

2. (often plural) Euphemistic sexual relations

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	intimacy - close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" familiarity, closeness friendliness - a friendly disposition
	2.	intimacy - a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship affaire, amour, liaison, affair, involvement sexual relationship - a relationship involving sexual intimacy
	3.	intimacy - a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on" closeness belonging - happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging" togetherness - affectionate closeness; "togetherness is the new wonder ingredient in marriage"

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intimacy

noun

1. familiarity, closeness, understanding, confidence, confidentiality, fraternization a means of achieving intimacy with another person
familiarity distance, separation, detachment, alienation, coldness, remoteness, estrangement, aloofness

2. sexual intercourse, sex (informal), lovemaking, the other (informal), congress, fucking (taboo slang), screwing (taboo slang), shagging (Brit. taboo slang), sexual relations, sexual act, nookie (slang), copulation, coitus, carnal knowledge, intimate relations, rumpy-pumpy (slang), legover (slang), coition The truth was he did not feel like intimacy with any woman.

Translations

intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsɪ] N

1. (= closeness) → intimidad f
I read the letter in the intimacy of my bedroom → leí la carta en la intimidad de mi habitación
there had never been any sexual intimacy between them → nunca habían mantenido relaciones íntimas
the intimacy of his knowledge on the subject → su profundo conocimiento de la materia

2. intimacies (spoken) → intimidades fpl; (sexual) → intimidad f (física), proximidad f (física)

intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsi] n → intimité f

intimacy

n → Vertrautheit f, → Intimität f; (euph: = sexual intimacy) → Intimität f; intimacy took place (form euph) → es kam zu Intimitäten

intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsɪ] n (friendship) → intimità; (sexual intimacy) → rapporti mpl intimi

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intimacy [ˈɪntɪməsɪ] n (friendship) → intimità; (sexual intimacy) → rapporti mpl intimi