extimacy
ex·tim·a·cy
extimacy · extimacies
In the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimateIn the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimate.
/ˈɛkstɪməsi/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)In the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimate.
Origin
Calque of French extimité + English -cy (suffix forming nouns of condition, quality, or stCalque 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.
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Forms
plural: extimacies| Singular | extimacy |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable