aperitive vs bland

aperitive

adj
  • Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink. 

  • Tending to open the bowels; aperient 

noun
  • aperient 

bland

verb
  • To mix; blend; mingle. 

  • To connect; associate. 

noun
  • Mixture; union. 

  • A summer beverage prepared from the whey of churned milk, common among the inhabitants of the Shetland Islands. 

adj
  • Lacking in vigor. 

  • bland comment 

  • Lacking in taste or flavor. 

  • Lacking interest; boring; dull. 

  • Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating. 

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