nonliteral vs nonspecific

nonliteral

adj
  • Not literal. 

noun
  • That which is not a literal. 

nonspecific

adj
  • Not specific to one pathogen; affecting multiple strains or species of pathogen. 

  • Not known to be caused by any specific pathogen. 

  • Not specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes. 

  • Not caused by previous infection or vaccination, and/or affecting more than one antigen. 

  • That does not just stain one type of tissue. 

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