extimacy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛkstɪməsi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Calque of French extimité + English -cy (suffix forming nouns of condition, quality, or state). Extimité was coined by the French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (1901–1981) in 1959–1960), probably from a blend of French externe (“external”) + intimité (“closeness, intimacy”). By surface analysis, extim(ate) + -acy.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) In the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| extimacies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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