English → Latin
“intimacy” in Latin
familiāritāsintimacy; close friendship; familiaritycōnsuētūdōThe act of habituating; state of being habituated or accustomed, habituation.; A custom, habit, use, usage, convention, ūtorto use, make use of, employ; to enjoy, indulge in, take advantage of; to experience, undergo, encounterfamiliārisof or pertaining to servants; of or pertaining to a household or family; familiar, intimate, friendly
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
intimacy
familiaritas: usus familiaritatis: consuetudo: usus. (The words are found in this connection and order.) consuetudo ac familiaritas; (domesticus) usus et consuetudo. An intimacy of long standing, usus vetus. To be on terms of intimacy with anybody, familiariter or intime uti aliquo. Vid: “to be INTIMATE with.” .
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for intimacy?
- The usual Latin words for “intimacy” are familiāritās, cōnsuētūdō, ūtor; also familiāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.