nothing vs serious

nothing

noun
  • Something trifling, or of no consequence or importance. 

  • A trivial remark especially in the term sweet nothings. 

  • A nobody (insignificant person). 

pron
  • Not any thing; no thing. 

  • An absence of anything, including empty space, brightness, darkness, matter, or a vacuum. 

serious

adv
  • In a serious manner; seriously. 

adj
  • Committed. 

  • Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition 

  • Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving 

  • Important; weighty; not insignificant 

How often have the words nothing and serious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )