cool as a cucumber vs serene

cool as a cucumber

adj
  • Calm and composed even in difficult or frustrating situations; self-possessed. 

serene

adj
  • Calm, peaceful, unruffled. 

  • Without worry or anxiety; unaffected by disturbance. 

  • Used as part of certain titles, originally to indicate sovereignty or independence. 

noun
  • Serenity; clearness; calmness. 

  • A fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset. 

verb
  • To make serene. 

How often have the words cool as a cucumber and serene occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )