nominative vs nugatory

nominative

adj
  • Being in that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. 

  • Making a selection or nomination; choosing. 

  • Giving a name; naming; designating. 

noun
  • A noun in the nominative case. 

  • The nominative case. 

nugatory

adj
  • Trivial, trifling or of little importance. 

  • Having no force, inoperative, ineffectual. 

  • Removable from a computer program with safety, but harmless if retained. 

  • Ineffective, invalid or futile. 

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