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Intimacy

IN'TIMACY

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Noun.
[from intimate.] Close familiarity or fellowship; nearness in friendship.

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intimacy

intimacy

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intimacy (plural intimacies)

  1. feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality
    • 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
      The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.

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