intimate vs inward

intimate

adj
  • Of or involved in a sexual relationship. 

  • Pertaining to details that require great familiarity to know. 

  • Closely acquainted; familiar. 

  • Very finely mixed. 

  • Personal; private. 

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. 

inward

adj
  • Not superficially obvious, inner, not expressed, especially relating to mental or spiritual faculties as opposed to external ones. 

  • Moving or tending toward the inside. 

  • Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside. 

adv
  • Towards the inside. 

  • Towards one’s mind, thoughts, or internal self. 

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