desirable vs marriageable

desirable

noun

  • A thing that people want; something that is desirable. 

adj

  • Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable. 

marriageable

noun

  • One who is suitable for marriage. 

adj

  • Suitable for marriage; nubile. 

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