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in·ti·ma·cy

[in-tuh-muh-see]
noun, plural -cies.
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.
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6.
sexual intercourse.
7.
the quality of being comfortable, warm, or familiar: the intimacy of the room.
8.
privacy, especially as suitable to the telling of a secret: in the intimacy of his studio.
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Origin:
1635–45; intim(ate)1 + -acy


2. closeness, familiarity, warmth, affection.

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intimacy
1640s, from intimate. As a euphemism for "sexual intercourse," from 1670s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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