INTIMACY


Meaning of INTIMACY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

great

The period of the two painters' great intimacy and of their unique collaboration was about to begin.

This combination of higher self-esteem and greater safety created a powerful impetus toward greater intimacy .

physical

Sometimes there is promiscuity, when a woman confuses physical intimacy with emotional commitment.

The physical and emotional intimacy of adult sexuality in marriage recreates aspects of our early, and often unremembered, pasts.

You enjoy physical intimacy and affectionate contact as much as women do.

■ VERB

create

But the particularity, as Shakespeare formulates it, also creates intimacy .

Actually, it creates different kinds of intimacy .

These large strong skies create an intimacy in the landscape which is an essential lakeland characteristic.

Instead of controlling my children, I tried to create an intimacy with them.

For approaching the jury, she recommends walking slowly in a curving path to create intimacy .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Intimacy took place on several occasions.

Building houses far apart reduces intimacy among neighbors.

the whispered intimacies of lovers

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