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Intimacy

Main Entry:	in·ti·ma·cy [in-tuh-muh-see] /ˈɪntəməsi/ Show Spelled
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The intimacy of courtship is instrumental for the men, a way to capture the woman's interest.

My students told me they have little time for intimacy.

It preserves some measure of intimacy and exclusivity.

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The intimacy of courtship is instrumental for the men, a way to capture the woman's interest.

My students told me they have little time for intimacy.

It preserves some measure of intimacy and exclusivity.

The impact of this photograph comes from the dramatic lines and colors and the intimacy of the woman's gaze.

The portraits, all told, have an arresting intimacy.

The warmth, shelter, and intimacy of the spot are as attractive to humans as they are to wildlife.

Researchers use an online survey to determine how secure people are about intimacy.

It may be electronic, but it is intimacy nevertheless.

Realize your lack of intimacy in no way seemed to unduly bother any of these folks.

New technology has permitted the intimacy that used to be possible only within a cluster to take place over long distances.

At once, the intimacy and vastness of depthin the mist and an act performed thousands of times.

Napoleon himself added to the intimacy by building the final wing, opposite the basilica, that encloses the square.

The winged shape and the ample width of the counter are carefully chosen to create intimacy without a feeling of claustrophobia.

Only after becoming a couple, in the intimacy of their nest, do they start singing to each other.

Available-light photography has always held the allure of intimacy.

What separated him from a run-of-the-mansion celebrity portraitist is his offhand intimacy and sly wit.

The intimacy of those photos stands out from the vast sea of portraiture.

Now, that same kind of quiet intimacy fills our room.

He had that gift for intimacy with any number of people.

It's a way to nurture intimacy when you're apart, especially for military couples or those who travel often.

City-sleuths will be rewarded by the intimacy and authenticity of these insider spots.

They create an intimacy seldom felt in the stadiums they replaced.

Like all fascist dictators, bosses have a greater intimacy with their pets than with their families.

His innate feel for the refuge freed me to build further intimacy and respect for the land.

There is nothing global about the spiritual intimacy between two beings.

Forced intimacy with good-looking people, this is the common thread.

There's no pretense of intimacy with their audience, so there's no conversation to spoil.

Perrin equates intimacy with physical proximity, the quality of which is measured in calendar days.

If what you really crave is intimacy and you try to have a no strings attached affair, things may bery well turn ugly fast.

The intimacy level is so heightened with a kiss that types of communication exist that are outside the realm of spoken language.

The intimacy of the setting encourages the formation of book clubs, babysitting co-ops, and emergency response plans.

But with communication and courage, you can still enjoy physical intimacy with.

Sothis is about intimacy and yet the emblem is two people in separate.

But that sort of intimacy is not natural for many men''.

The same sense of light-hearted intimacy extends to religion.

Cady's paintings were characterized by a sharp, distant, northern light and a small-town sense of intimacy and optimism.

What's being destroyed in the modern retail world is any sense of intimacy.

There are times when glamour and knock-'em-dead pyrotechnics take a back seat to sheer charm and the pleasures of intimacy.

The abbreviation induces a kind of familiarity which gives the privileges of intimacy.

So brands can finally match the intimacy that they had with magazines.

It may have raised the ante socially and economically, but it exacted a cost in intimacy and direct communication.

The film captures the intimacy between band and audience in a.

Lynn contends that having constant e-contact has created new kinds of relationships and increased intimacy in existing ones.

Cunningham's chance aesthetic, the ultimate in intimacy.

Adding a heartbeat and body-heat sensors would provide more intimacy.

And that intimacy makes the way the record is being released meaningful as well.

At the same time, for customers, a sense of intimacy with a company can quickly lead to a sense of betrayal:.

Maybe the issue is people are too selfish with their intimacy to care whether or not their partner gets theirs as well.

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