Noun

(wikipedia intimacy) (intimacies)

feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality

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Noun

The characteristic of being inward; directed towards the inside.

(obsolete) Internal or true state; essential nature.

the inwardness of conduct

Sense can not arrive to the inwardness of things. — Dr. H. More.

(obsolete) intimacy; familiarity

* 1599 ,

*:BENEDICK. Signior Leonato, let the friar advise you:

*:And though you know my inwardness and love

*:Is very much unto the prince and Claudio,

*:Yet, by mine honour, I will deal in this

*:As secretly and justly as your soul

*:Should with your body.

(obsolete) heartiness; earnestness

What was wanted was more inwardness , more feeling. — M. Arnold.