darling vs knowing

darling

adj
  • Dear; cherished. 

  • charming 

noun
  • A kind or sweet person; sweetheart. 

  • An affectionate term of address. 

  • A person or thing very popular with a certain group. 

  • A person who is dear to one. 

knowing

adj
  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

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