knowing vs sphinxlike

knowing

adj
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning. 

  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • 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. 

sphinxlike

adj
  • Mysterious; scheming; having a deceptive outward appearance 

  • Like a sphinx, or like that of a sphinx. Especially, not showing emotion 

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