lithe vs slender

lithe

adj

  • Slim but not skinny. 

  • Adaptable. 

  • Capable of being easily bent; flexible. 

noun

  • Shelter. 

verb

  • To listen to, hearken to. 

slender

adj

  • Thin; slim. 

  • Palatalized. 

  • meagre; deficient 

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