intimacy
in·ti·ma·cy/ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/noun
intimacy is spelled I-N-T-I-M-A-C-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables (in·ti·ma·cy). It appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intimacy means “Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intimacy is intimacies.
How many letters and syllables are in intimacy?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-I-M-A-C-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: in·ti·ma·cy |
| In writing | 4.4 times per million words; the 12,216th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is intimacy?
Intimacy appears 4.4 times per million words in written English, the 12,216th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce intimacy?
- /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/
Intimacy has 4 syllables, split in·ti·ma·cy in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-intimacy.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of intimacy
- intimacies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intimacy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
- 2
Intimate relationship.
- 3
Intimate detail, (item of) intimate information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intimacy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intimité |
| German | Intimität |
| Portuguese | intimidade |
| Spanish | intimidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does intimacy come from?
From intim(ate) + -acy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).