continuant vs fierce

continuant

adj
  • Continuing; prolonged; sustained. 

noun
  • An endurant. 

  • A determinant formed from a tridiagonal matrix. 

  • A linguistic sound other than a stop. 

fierce

adj
  • Resolute or strenuously active. 

  • Excellent, very good. 

  • Exceedingly violent, severe, ferocious, cruel or savage. 

  • Of exceptional quality, exhibiting boldness or chutzpah. 

  • Threatening in appearance or demeanor. 

adv
  • Extremely; very. 

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