noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
great
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The period of the two painters' great intimacy and of their unique collaboration was about to begin.
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This combination of higher self-esteem and greater safety created a powerful impetus toward greater intimacy .
physical
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Sometimes there is promiscuity, when a woman confuses physical intimacy with emotional commitment.
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The physical and emotional intimacy of adult sexuality in marriage recreates aspects of our early, and often unremembered, pasts.
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You enjoy physical intimacy and affectionate contact as much as women do.
■ VERB
create
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But the particularity, as Shakespeare formulates it, also creates intimacy .
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Actually, it creates different kinds of intimacy .
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These large strong skies create an intimacy in the landscape which is an essential lakeland characteristic.
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Instead of controlling my children, I tried to create an intimacy with them.
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For approaching the jury, she recommends walking slowly in a curving path to create intimacy .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Intimacy took place on several occasions.
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Building houses far apart reduces intimacy among neighbors.
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the whispered intimacies of lovers