English Explanatory Dictionary

intimatopia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fantasy world that serves as an ideal setting for sexually charged relationships involving a high degree of sustained emotional intimacy.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ /ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Word forms

intimatopia intimatopias

Etymology

Blend of intimate + utopia; originally coined by literary scholar Elizabeth Woledge in her essay Intimatopia: genre intersections between slash and the mainstream (2006) to describe the setting in a certain subset of slash fiction.

Related words

pornotopia romantopia

Derived words

intimatopic
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