intimate vs knowing

intimate

adj
  • Personal; private. 

  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

noun
  • A very close friend. 

  • Women's underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store. 

verb
  • To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. 

  • To notify. 

knowing

adj
  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

How often have the words intimate and knowing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )