belligerent vs patient

belligerent

noun
  • A state or other armed participant in warfare 

adj
  • Eager to go to war, warlike. 

  • Engaged in warfare, warring. 

  • Of or pertaining to war. 

  • Uncooperative. 

  • Aggressively hostile, eager to fight. 

  • Acting violently towards others. 

patient

adj
  • Willing to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting. 

  • Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient. 

  • A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person. 

  • The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action. 

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