"extimacy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛkstɪməsi/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: extimacies [plural]
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”). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|extimité}} Calque of French extimité, {{glossary|suffix}} suffix, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{coinage|fr|Jacques Lacan|nat=the French|nocap=1|nocat=1|occ=psychiatrist and psychoanalyst}} coined by the French psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, {{glossary|blend}} blend, {{noncog|fr|externe|t=external}} French externe (“external”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} extimacy (countable and uncountable, plural extimacies)
  1. (psychology) In the works of Jacques Lacan: the quality of being extimate. Wikipedia link: Jacques-Alain Miller, Thomas Teo, Éditions du Seuil Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Psychology

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