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Sensuality vs Intimacy - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between sensuality and intimacy

is that sensuality is the state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy while intimacy is feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality.

sensuality

English

Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being sensual, sensuous or sexy.
  • (countable) A preoccupation with sensual pleasure.

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    intimacy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia intimacy) (intimacies)
  • feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, not necessarily involving sexuality
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    Antonyms

    * solitude

    Related terms

    * intimate * intimation