Their intimacy grew with the years.
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Intimacy
//ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si//
Synonyms for "intimacy" (168 found)
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Strong matches (50)
Related words (84)
intelligenceintercourseintimate acquaintanceintrigueinwardnessjunctionkenknow howknow-howknowingknowledgeliaisonlinklinkagelinkinglovemakingmaking it withmarital relationsmarriage actmateyness
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matingmeatmutual attractionnearnessonanismorgasmovumpallinesspareuniapractical knowledgeprivate knowledgeprivityprocreationpropinquityproximityrapportratio cognoscendirelatednessrelationrelationsrelationshipscrewingself-knowledgesexsex actsexual climaxsexual commercesexual congresssexual intercoursesexual relationssexual unionsimilaritysleeping withsociabilitysociablenesssocial gracesocialityspecial affinityspermsympathytechnictechnicstechniquetietie intie-intrafficunionurbanityvenery
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11 entriesTranslations
38 translations across 30 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- afërsi noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- συνήθεια noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Bhojpuri
1 entries- आत्मीयता noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Bulgarian
1 entries- интимност noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Catalan
1 entries- intimitat noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 親密 /亲密 noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- 親近 /亲近 noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Czech
1 entries- důvěrnost noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Danish
1 entries- intimitet noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Dutch
1 entries- intimiteit noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Esperanto
2 entries- intimeco noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- kuneco noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Finnish
1 entries- intiimiys noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
French
1 entries- intimité noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
German
1 entries- Intimität noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Greek
1 entries- οικειότητα noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Hindi
2 entries- अंतरंगता noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- आत्मीयता noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Ido
1 entries- intimeso noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Italian
1 entries- intimità noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Japanese
2 entries- 親交 noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- 親密さ noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Khmer
1 entries- ភាពស្និទ្ធស្នាល noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Korean
2 entries- 친교 noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- 친밀함 noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Latvian
1 entries- intimitāte noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Middle English
1 entries- aqueyntaunce noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Persian
2 entries- صمیمیت noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- نزدیکی noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Polish
2 entries- bliskość noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- intymność noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Portuguese
1 entries- intimidade noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Romanian
1 entries- intimitate noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Russian
2 entries- бли́зость noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
- инти́мность noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Spanish
1 entries- intimidad noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Swedish
1 entries- intimitet noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Turkish
1 entries- yakınlık noun (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
He spoke of sex in a rather businesslike manner, which was how he tried to avoid talking about his problems with intimacy.
Source: tatoeba (717924)
He often hastens physical intimacy, much to the chagrin of his dates.
Source: tatoeba (718012)
He's afraid of intimacy.
Source: tatoeba (2317549)
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