| NOUN | attribute | intimacy, familiarity, closeness | close or warm friendship |
|---|---|---|---|
| state | intimacy, affair, affaire, liaison, involvement, amour | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | |
| feeling | intimacy, closeness | a feeling of being intimate and belonging together |
| Sounds | ih'ntahmahsiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | Close or warm friendship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" | |
| Synonyms | familiarity, closeness | |
| Broader | friendliness | A friendly disposition |
| Spanish | confianza, familiaridad, franqueza, intimidad | |
| Catalan | confiança, familiaritat, franquesa, intimitat | |
| Adjectives | incestuous | resembling incest as by excessive intimacy |
| Meaning | A usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | affair, affaire, liaison, involvement, amour | |
| Broader | sexual relationship | A relationship involving sexual intimacy |
| Spanish | affaire, amorío, amor, amour, asunto, aventura, enlace, implicación, intimidad, lío amoroso | |
| Catalan | afer amorós, amour, aventura | |
| Meaning | A feeling of being intimate and belonging together. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | closeness | |
| Narrower | togetherness | affectionate closeness / closeness |
| Broader | belonging | happiness felt in a secure relationship |
| Spanish | cercanía, intimidad, proximidad | |
| Catalan | intimitat, proximitat | |
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