əˈkweɪntəns ʌˈkweɪn.təns ˈkləʊsnəs fəmɪlɪˈæɹɪti ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si ˈlɪbɚti an act of undue intimacy close or warm friendship the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known a casual manner personal knowledge or information about someone or something