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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley