knowing vs volatile

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. 

volatile

adj
  • Fickle. 

  • Explosive. 

  • Temporary or ephemeral. 

  • Variable or erratic. 

  • Quick to become angry or violent. 

  • Whose content is lost when the computer is powered down 

  • Having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value. 

  • Potentially violent. 

  • Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions. 

noun
  • A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value. 

  • A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily. 

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