intimate vs rumor

intimate

verb
  • To suggest or disclose (something) discreetly. 

  • To notify. 

noun
  • A very close friend. 

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

adj
  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

  • Personal; private. 

rumor

verb
  • To tell a rumor about; to gossip. 

noun
  • A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. 

  • Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims. 

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