Intimate vs. Companion
Difference Between Intimate and Companion
Intimateadjective
Closely acquainted; familiar.
an intimate friendHe and his sister deeply valued their intimate relationship as they didn't have much else to live for.Companionnoun
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or keeps company
His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.Intimateadjective
Of or involved in a sexual relationship.
She enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.Companionnoun
(dated) A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
Intimateadjective
Personal; private.
an intimate settingCompanionnoun
(nautical) The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
Intimateadjective
Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know.
Companionnoun
(nautical) The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
Intimatenoun
A very close friend.
Only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.Companionnoun
(topology) A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.
Intimatenoun
(in plural intimates) Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store.
You'll find bras and panties in the women's intimates section upstairs.Companionnoun
(figuratively) A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person.
Intimateverb
(ambitransitive) To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly.
He intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.Companionnoun
(attributive) An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.
The companion guide gives an in-depth analysis of this particular translation.Intimatenoun
someone to whom private matters are confided
Companionnoun
(astronomy) A celestial object that is associated with another.
Intimateverb
give to understand;
I insinuated that I did not like his wifeCompanionnoun
A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.
a companion of the BathIntimateverb
imply as a possibility;
The evidence suggests a need for more clarificationCompanionnoun
A fellow; a rogue.
Intimateadjective
marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity;
intimate friendintimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principlesCompanionverb
(obsolete) To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
Intimateadjective
having or fostering a warm or friendly atmosphere; especially through smallness and informality;
had a cozy chata relaxed informal manneran intimate cocktail loungethe small room was cozy and intimateCompanionverb
(obsolete) To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
Intimateadjective
having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship;
on familiar termspretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slandersCompanionnoun
a person who is frequently in the company of another;
drinking companionscomrades in armsIntimateadjective
involved in a sexual relationship;
the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wifeshe had been intimate with many menCompanionnoun
a traveler who accompanies you
Intimateadjective
innermost or essential;
the inner logic of Cubismthe internal contradictions of the theorythe intimate structure of matterCompanionnoun
one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
Intimateadjective
thoroughly acquainted with through study or experience;
this girl, so intimate with natureknowledgeaIble about the technique of paintingCompanionverb
be a companion to somebody
