doldrum vs monochromatic

doldrum

adj
  • Boring, uninteresting. 

monochromatic

adj
  • Plain, dull, lifeless. 

  • Having only one color, represented by differing hues and tints. For example shades in a black and white television. 

  • Perceptive of only one color; unable to distinguish colors; total color blindness. 

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