brooding vs studious

brooding

adj
  • Deeply or seriously thoughtful. 

  • Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them. 

noun
  • A spell of brooding; the time when someone broods. 

studious

adj
  • Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. 

  • Favorable to study; suitable for thought and contemplation 

  • Planned with study; deliberate; studied. 

  • Dedicated to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books 

  • Earnest in endeavors; attentive; diligent 

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