Intimate vs. Companion

Intimate vs. Companion — Is There a Difference?
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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 setting

Companionnoun

(nautical) The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.

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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.

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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 wife

Companionnoun

A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.

a companion of the Bath

Intimateverb

imply as a possibility;

The evidence suggests a need for more clarification

Companionnoun

A fellow; a rogue.

Intimateadjective

marked by close aquaintance, association, or familiarity;

intimate friendintimate relations between economics, politics, and legal principles

Companionverb

(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 intimate

Companionverb

(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 slanders

Companionnoun

a person who is frequently in the company of another;

drinking companionscomrades in arms

Intimateadjective

involved in a sexual relationship;

the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wifeshe had been intimate with many men

Companionnoun

a traveler who accompanies you

Intimateadjective

innermost or essential;

the inner logic of Cubismthe internal contradictions of the theorythe intimate structure of matter

Companionnoun

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 painting

Companionverb

be a companion to somebody