known vs novel

known

noun
  • Any fact or situation which is known or familiar. 

  • A constant or variable the value of which is already determined. 

adj
  • Accepted, familiar, researched. 

  • Identified as a specific type; famous, renowned. 

novel

noun
  • A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. 

  • A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. 

  • A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work. 

adj
  • Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type. 

  • Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. 

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