INTIMACY


Meaning of INTIMACY in English

/in"teuh meuh see/ , n. , pl. intimacies .

1. the state of being intimate.

2. a close, familiar, and usually affectionate or loving personal relationship with another person or group.

3. a close association with or detailed knowledge or deep understanding of a place, subject, period of history, etc.: an intimacy with Japan.

4. an act or expression serving as a token of familiarity, affection, or the like: to allow the intimacy of using first names.

5. an amorously familiar act; liberty.

6. sexual intercourse.

7. the quality of being comfortable, warm, or familiar: the intimacy of the room.

8. privacy, esp. as suitable to the telling of a secret: in the intimacy of his studio.

[ 1635-45; INTIM(ATE) 1 + -ACY ]

Syn. 2. closeness, familiarity, warmth, affection.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .