Associations to the word «Intimacy»

Wiktionary

INTIMACY, noun. Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality

Dictionary definition

INTIMACY, noun. Close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy".
INTIMACY, noun. A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship.
INTIMACY, noun. A feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke