dilute vs watery

dilute

adj
  • Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted. 

  • Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

  • Having a low concentration. 

noun
  • An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual. 

verb
  • To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares. 

  • To become attenuated, thin, or weak. 

  • To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance. 

  • To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. 

watery

adj
  • Weak and insipid. 

  • Tearful. 

  • Diluted or having too much water. 

  • Thin and pale therefore suggestive of water. 

  • Resembling or characteristic of water. 

  • Wet, soggy or soaked with water. 

  • Discharging water or similar substance as a result of disease etc. 

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