sense of intimacy

collocation in English

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sense
noun
uk
/sens/us
/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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intimacy
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/us
/ˈɪn.t̬ə.mə.si/
a situation in which you have a close friendship or sexual relationship ...
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(Definition ofsenseandintimacyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In such a cultural climate, asenseofintimacywith another person is not a sufficient reason for marriage, and sexuality does not belong to the individual's autonomous realm.
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They do not convey thesenseofintimacywhich one associates with the family.
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Some people experience asenseofintimacyand quiet privacy when spending their leisure hours on a screened porch.
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Despite this, the band tried to play smaller club shows on their tour, to give their fans asenseofintimacy.
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This disrupts couples' sense of security in their relationships and interferes with theirsenseofintimacy.
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A former kosher winery, the small and unassuming building provided asenseofintimacyby setting the performers within arms length of the audience.
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The distinctive full-flat 2-seater, 250cc four-stroke single-cylinder scooter is low and sleek and gives the rider and passenger feel a greatersenseofintimacy.
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The design intent was to retain the samesenseofintimacyas the old theatre, thus calling for an unusually small acting area.
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Her work specialises in character studies and well-lit portraits conveying asenseofintimacy.
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The very smallness of the theatre gave it asenseofintimacy, creating a close bond between actors and audience.
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Despite their large scale they manage to convey asenseofintimacyin their celebration of private family pleasures.
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It is a synagogue-in-the-round which provides asenseofintimacyduring its spiritual services.
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These impressions developed into visual interpretations of the other, developed asenseofintimacyand identification between participants, which led to greater perceptions of social presence.
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Theirsenseofintimacyis so great that the reader feels he has uncovered a cache of personal letters or is overhearing a late-night conversation between friends.
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In fact, fewer than a quarter of the seats are further than 30m ft from centre stage, thus maximizing asenseofintimacybetween audience members and the performers.
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