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Intimacy

The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.

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Belonging 76% connected

of Belong

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Friendliness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being friendly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Familiar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Familiar 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a family; domestic.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Affair 92% connected

That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as, a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public; --…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Amour 92% connected

Love; affection.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Closeness 92% connected

The state of being close.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Familiarity 92% connected

The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimac…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Involvement 92% connected

The act of involving, or the state of being involved.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Liaison 92% connected

A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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