dead calm vs lackadaisical

dead calm

adj
  • Completely still with no waves and no wind. 

noun
  • The condition of a perfectly flat sea with no waves and no wind. 

lackadaisical

adj
  • Showing no interest, vigor, determination, or enthusiasm. 

  • Lazy; slothful; indolent. 

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