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intimacy definition

in·ti·macy (in′tə mə sē)

noun pl. intimacies -·cies

  1. the state or fact of being intimate; intimate association; familiarity
    1. an intimate act
    2. illicit sexual intercourse: a euphemism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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