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 cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn