high-spirited vs operant

high-spirited

adj
  • Possessing a bold nature. 

  • Energetic, exuberant, or high-strung. 

operant

adj
  • That operates to produce an effect. 

noun
  • Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment. 

  • An operative person or thing. 

How often have the words high-spirited and operant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )