knowing vs worldly

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. 

worldly

adj
  • Sophisticated, especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world. 

  • Concerned with secular rather than sacred matters. 

  • Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual. 

adv
  • In a worldly manner. 

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