knowing vs lost

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. 

prep
  • Given my knowledge about someone or something. 

noun
  • The act or condition of having knowledge. 

lost

adj
  • Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated; insensible. 

  • Parted with; no longer held or possessed. 

  • In an unknown location; unable to be found. 

  • Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible. 

  • Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed ineffectually; wasted; squandered. 

  • Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope. 

  • Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way. 

  • Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as not to notice external things. 

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