intimateness
Shared private connection
Intimateness is the quality of being intimate—closeness, familiarity, or personal connection.
The word is rare; intimacy covers the same ground and sounds more natural in nearly every context.
The intimateness of their conversation surprised the other guests.
Comfortable warm intimacy
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- snugnessComfortable tightness or warmth
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
cordiality · geniality · friendliness · welcoming · heartiness · fondness · softness · gentleness
State of being close
- togethernessState of close connection
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
- companionshipState of having company
rapport · connection · attachment · kinship · sympathy · empathy · mutuality · tenderness
Confidence in another
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
connection · partnership · unity · fidelity · interdependence · exclusivity · monogamy · soulmate
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- snugnessComfortable tightness or warmth
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
tenderness · cordiality · geniality · friendliness · welcoming · heartiness · fondness · softness · gentleness · nurturing
nearness
State of being close
- togethernessState of close connection
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
companionship · rapport · connection · attachment · kinship · sympathy · empathy · mutuality · tenderness · fondness
trust
Confidence in another
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
devotion · connection · partnership · unity · fidelity · interdependence · exclusivity · monogamy · soulmate · beloved
secrecy
Practice of hiding information
- confidentialityQuality of protecting secrets
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
solitude · sanctuary · personal · exclusive · private · concealed · sheltered · hushed · whispered · unspoken
intimatenessdistance
Space between two points
coldness · aloofness · remoteness · detachment · estrangement
intimatenessformality
Strict observance of convention
impersonality · acquaintanceship · strangeness · unfriendliness · reserve
intimatenessguardedness
Defensive emotional reserve
secrecy · reserve · reticence · closedness · publicness
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