intimacies
Deep personal bonds
Intimacies are instances or expressions of closeness between people.
The word covers physical acts—from tender gestures to sexual contact—as well as emotional exchanges: shared secrets, private jokes, the small intimacies of long marriage.
The plural often implies a pattern or accumulation: the intimacies they'd built over years, He wasn't comfortable with such intimacies.
Acts of revealing guilt
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- privateRestricted to certain parties
- hiddenKept out of sight
personal · disclosed · shared secrets · trust · discretion · diary · unspoken · revelation
A joining or relation
- togethernessState of close connection
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- closenessState of proximity
- kinshipState of being related
fellowship · camaraderie · companionship · unity · partnership · late nights · inside jokes · rituals
Gentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- closenessState of proximity
- embraceHold closely in arms
- cuddleAffectionate close embrace
caress · fondness · endearment · nurture · cherish · adore · devotion · attachment
Intense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- love affairRomantic relationship, often intense
- trystSecret romantic meeting
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
amour · desire · seduction · candlelit · pillow talk · lovers · sweetheart · stolen moments
Quality of being accessible
- exposureState of being unprotected
- self-disclosureSharing private information
- transparencyState of being see-through
- trustConfidence in another
authenticity · sensitivity · baring · revealing · defenselessness · letting in · raw · unguarded
confessions
Acts of revealing guilt
- whispersSpeaks very quietly
- confidencesPrivate disclosures to another
- privateRestricted to certain parties
hidden · personal · disclosed · shared secrets · trust · discretion · diary · unspoken · revelation · admission
connection
A joining or relation
- togethernessState of close connection
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- closenessState of proximity
kinship · fellowship · camaraderie · companionship · unity · partnership · late nights · inside jokes · rituals · traditions
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
cuddle · caress · fondness · endearment · nurture · cherish · adore · devotion · attachment · snuggle
passion
Intense emotional drive
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- love affairRomantic relationship, often intense
- trystSecret romantic meeting
rendezvous · amour · desire · seduction · candlelit · pillow talk · lovers · sweetheart · stolen moments · bedroom
openness
Quality of being accessible
- exposureState of being unprotected
- self-disclosureSharing private information
- transparencyState of being see-through
trust · authenticity · sensitivity · baring · revealing · defenselessness · letting in · raw · unguarded · acceptance
- Confidencessecrets, confessions, disclosures, admissions, revelations
intimaciesdistances
Spaces between locations
estrangements · alienations · remoteness · detachments · detachment
intimaciesformalities
Conventional procedural requirements
ceremonies · proprieties · protocols · conventions · stiffness
intimaciesenmities
Mutual hatred between parties
hostilities · antagonisms · animosities · hatreds · disagreements
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