Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun intimacy

3 senses of intimacy

Sense 1
familiarity, intimacy, closeness -- (close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy")
       => friendliness -- (a friendly disposition)

Sense 2
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement, amour -- (a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship)
       => sexual relationship -- (a relationship involving sexual intimacy)

Sense 3
closeness, intimacy -- (a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on")
       => belonging -- (happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging")