bold vs faint

bold

adj
  • Courageous, daring. 

  • Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved. 

  • Pornographic; depicting nudity. 

  • Steep or abrupt. 

  • Full-bodied. 

  • Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface. 

  • Visually striking; conspicuous. 

  • Presumptuous, forward or impudent. 

verb
  • To make (a font or some text) bold. 

faint

adj
  • Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected 

  • Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness 

  • Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy 

  • Slight; minimal. 

  • Barely perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp 

verb
  • To decay; to disappear; to vanish. 

  • To lose consciousness through a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as a result of suddenly reduced blood flow (may be caused by emotional trauma, loss of blood or various medical conditions). 

  • To lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent. 

noun
  • The act of fainting, syncope. 

  • The state of one who has fainted; a swoon. 

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