knowing vs subliminal

knowing

adj
  • The ability to know something without being taught. 

  • Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding. 

  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent. 

  • Deliberate, wilful. 

  • 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. 

subliminal

adj
  • Without directed awareness or thought; subconscious (dated), unconscious. 

  • Of an advertisement, a message, etc.: conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. 

  • Of a stimulus: below the limen or threshold of conscious perception, especially if still able to produce a response; also (generally), below the threshold where a response can be produced. 

noun
  • An advertisement, a message, etc., which is conveyed in a manner that a person is unaware of being influenced by it. 

  • Chiefly preceded by the: something which is below the limen or threshold of conscious perception. 

  • Chiefly preceded by the: the subconscious (dated) or unconscious self. 

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