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Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.
Henry Taylor

Meaning of "intimacies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTIMACIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTIMACIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intimacies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTIMACIES

intima
intimacy
intimae
intimal
intimate
intimately
intimateness
intimation
intime
intimidate
intimidated
intimidating
intimidatingly
intimidation
intimidator
intimidatory
intimism
intimist
intimiste
intimity

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTIMACIES

abbacies
accuracies
advocacies
agencies
aristocracies
autocracies
bureaucracies
confederacies
conspiracies
curacies
degeneracies
delegacies
delicacies
democracies
facies
fallacies
inaccuracies
legacies
pharmacies
piracies
theocracies

Synonyms and antonyms of intimacies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTIMACIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intimacies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intimacies

Translation of «intimacies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTIMACIES

Find out the translation of intimacies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intimacies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intimacies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intimidades
570 millions of speakers

English

intimacies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

intimacies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحميمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интимные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intimidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

intimacies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intimités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Intimasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Intimitäten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

親密
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

애정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intimacies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அந்தரங்கங்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंतर्ज्ञान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Fazla samimiyete
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intimità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

intymności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтимні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intimitatile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

intimacies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vertroulikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intimacies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intimacies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intimacies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTIMACIES»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTIMACIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intimacies

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2 QUOTES WITH «INTIMACIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intimacies.
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Elizabeth Bowen
Intimacies between women often go backwards, beginning in revelations and ending in small talk.
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Henry Taylor
Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTIMACIES»

Discover the use of intimacies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intimacies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intimacies (Large Print 16pt)
Two gifted and highly prolific intellectuals, Leo Bersani and Adam Phillips, here present a fascinating dialogue about the problems and possibilities of human intimacy.
Leo Bersani, Adam Phillips, 2010
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African Intimacies: Race, Homosexuality, and Globalization
African Intimacies simultaneously responds to the public debate on the “Africanness” of homosexuality and interrogates the meaningfulness of the terms “sexuality” and “homosexuality” outside Euro-American discourse.
Neville Wallace Hoad, 2007
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Intimacies: Love and Sex Across Cultures
He then follows with essays on sex, love, and intimacy among Central African foragers and farmers; the love dyad in Lithuania; intimacy among the Lahu of Southwestern China; the interplay of love, sex, and marriage in the High Himalayas; ...
William R. Jankowiak, 2013
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Monstrous Intimacies: Making Post-Slavery Subjects
DIVArguing that the fundamental, familiar, sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation have continued to shape black and white subjectivities into the present, Christina Sharpe interprets African diasporic and Black Atlantic ...
Christina Sharpe, 2009
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Intimacies: Poems of Love
This collection presents Neruda at the height of his powers, with some of the most vibrant verses of the twentieth century.
Pablo Neruda, 2008
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Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue
A memoir of the author's ten years as a medical student, intern, and resident at New York's 250-year-old Bellevue Hospital.
Danielle Ofri, 2009
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Lost Intimacies: Rethinking Homosexuality Under National ...
Specifically addressing the racialization of sexuality, the book asks how the politics of sexuality can be more explicitly and systematically theorized, along with state-sanctioned homophobia under Nazism, with a clear recognition that ...
William J. Spurlin, 2009
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Cold Intimacies: The Making of Emotional Capitalism
Building on and revising the intellectual legacy of critical theory, this book addresses these questions and offers a new interpretation of the reasons why the public and the private, the economic and the emotional spheres have become ...
Eva Illouz, 2013
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Black Intimacies: A Gender Perspective on Families and ...
This book will be useful to students and instructors of African American Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Marriage and Family, and Social Work.
Shirley Ann Hill, 2005
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Colonial Intimacies: Indian Marriage in Early New England
Ann Marie Plane uses travel narratives, missionary tracts, and legal records to reconstruct a previously neglected history.
Ann Marie Plane, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTIMACIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intimacies is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hinduism and homosexuality - Trinidad Express
Seereeram's latest exhibition entitled, “Intimate Moments” focused on the intimacies between women. At the seminar, Seereeram spoke of the ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
2
Take Third Eye Blind As Seriously As They Take Themselves
Is it compromised at some cellular depth? Does Jenkins' proximity to hideousness give him the unusual ability to translate spectral intimacies? «Deadspin, Jul 15»
3
Review 'Wondering Who You Are' by Sonya Lea
I was sympathetic and concerned, but also discomfited. I was privy to a couple's deepest intimacies — and not quite certain that I should be. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Book review: Watch the Lady by Elizabeth Fremantle
This is the personal and political played out to best dramatic effect as Fremantle keeps one eye on the facts and the other on the intimacies and ... «Garstang Today, Jul 15»
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Miguel - Wildheart | Read Hip Hop Reviews, Rap … - HipHopDX
... warping techno-inspired bass and productions that uniquely move with a feel ideally meant to accompany the most passionate of intimacies ... «HipHopDX, Jul 15»
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Organizations Calendar (July 15) - Las Cruces Sun-News
If you struggle with the burden of lust, and find only passing pleasure out of intimacies, or have difficulty sustaining on-going relationships, SCA ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
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Politicians: don't talk about 'family' like it only has one definition
And family, as a concept, isn't fixed to marriage. It is a fluid relationship of intimacies between communities that aren't always confined to blood. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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BWW Reviews: CAMELOT: THE SHINING CITY, Crucible, Sheffield …
... the spectacle of the production - open-air theatre with audiences straining to get a view doesn't really lend itself to intimacies and nuance. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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'19 Kids and Counting' News: Ben Seewald Gives Dating Advice To …
"When we say true love waits, we mean that couples should not act like they're married when they're not or share physical intimacies that ... «Christianity Daily, Jul 15»
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Questions for Lucy McDiarmid
Out of all these intimacies the peacock dinner was constructed. Then isn't the book a kind of literary gossip? Yes indeed; and why not? This is ... «Irish Echo, Jul 15»

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