How to pronounce "intimacies" in English
IN·ti·ma·cies
Primary stress: in
Hear native speakers say intimacies in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “intimacies”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
IN
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
ti
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
ma
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
cies
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("IN"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "intimacies" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "intimacies is" sounds like "intimacies-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "intimacies" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“responsibility of their shared intimacies with girls can we have more responsible men who when you get a woman pregnant”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“So the intimacies of daily life, the descriptions of daily life both by women”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“I think it's meeting people around the country, and kind of sharing space and stories, and intimacies with strangers.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“We're told in our codes of conduct not to talk about sexual the sexual nature or sexual intimacies.”— News24Watch clip
“If you knew us and if you knew our the intimacies, which guess what are”— 7 News SpotlightWatch clip
“into the area of our intimacies and in some ways that's a good thing.”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
Practice Speaking “intimacies”
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responsibility of their shared intimacies with girls can we have more responsible men who when you get a woman pregnant
Hear it in context: “intimacies”
34 clipsThe English word “intimacies”. Phonologically, it consists of 4 syllables (in · ti · ma · cies), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (in). Grammatically, “intimacies” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 34 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “intimacies” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University, News24.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @6:03
“woman should carry a baby but not train boys to buy nurture carry up the responsibility of their shared intimacies with girls can we have more responsible men who when you get a woman pregnant can we have more responsible men who when you get a woman pregnant”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @17:38
“they were separated by the circumstances of war. So the intimacies of daily life, the descriptions of daily life both by women saying what it was like at home and men describing even drawing as you saw in”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #3 · @2:42
“in the last few months for you personally? I think it's meeting people around the country, and kind of sharing space and stories, and intimacies with strangers. and kind of sharing space and stories,”
- 🇺🇸 USNews24Clip #4 · @4:28
“of what she told me last night. We're told in our codes of conduct not to talk about sexual the sexual nature or sexual intimacies. to talk about sexual”
- 🇺🇸 US7 News SpotlightClip #5 · @18:53
“We do. You should never have gone to jail. If you knew us and if you knew our the intimacies, which guess what are nobody's business now? I've never heard you say that before”
Definition & Meaning: “intimacies”
- Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
- Intimate relationship.
Example Sentences (3)
- “To adulterous lust the most sacred duties are sacrificed, because, before marriage, men, by a promiscuous intimacy with women, learned to consider love as a selfish gratification—learned to separate it not only from esteem, but from the affection merely built on habit, which mixes a little humanity with it.”
- “1787, Robert Burns, Letter to Dr. Moore, 23 April, 1787, in J. Logie Robertson (ed.), The Letters of Robert Burns, Selected and Arranged, with an Introduction, London: Walter Scott, 1887, p. 57, I have formed many intimacies and friendships here, but I am afraid they are all of too tender a construction to bear carriage a hundred and fifty miles.”
- “responsibility of their shared intimacies with girls can we have more responsible men who when you get a woman pregnant”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “intimacies”
- Syllables:
- in · ti · ma · cies
- Primary stress:
- in
- Hear it in context
- intimacies
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"intimacies" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "intimacies" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about intimacies
How many syllables are in “intimacies”?
“intimacies” has 4 syllables: in · ti · ma · cies.
Where is the stress in “intimacies”?
The primary stress in “intimacies” is on “IN”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “intimacies” mean?
Feeling or atmosphere of closeness and openness towards someone else, often but not necessarily involving sexuality.
How can I hear “intimacies” used in real sentences?
This page has 34 real-world video examples of “intimacies” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “intimacies”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).