Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intimatopia

/ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ti-matopia
IPA: /ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The crucial difference between romantopia and intimatopia is that in intimatopia, intimacy is normally established before sexual interaction and is always maintained after it, whereas in romantopia, it is only established by sexual interaction and is frequently transitory."
"Lovers in intimatopia are more than “just good friends” but also more than “just lovers” – the emotional, physical and spiritual bond between them is complex and multilayered (Woledge 102)."
"In opposition to romantopia and intimatopia and their respective romance and intimacy foci, paratopia’s interest in the fantastic is more radical."

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/
British English: /ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtəʊ.pi.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

intimatopias (plural)

Derived Forms

intimatopic

Frequently Paired Words

pornotopia romantopia

Rhymes With

gaytopia heteromyopia sextopia anisohypermetropia erythrochloropia romantopia whitetopia

Questions

How do you pronounce intimatopia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.tɪ.məˈtoʊ.pi.ə/.
What does intimatopia mean?: A fantasy world that serves as an ideal setting for sexually charged relationships involving a high degree of sustained emotional intimacy.
Where does intimatopia come from?: 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.

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