pensive vs philosophical

pensive

adj
  • Looking thoughtful, especially from sadness. 

  • Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking. 

philosophical

adj
  • Rational; analytic or critically-minded; thoughtful. 

  • Of, or pertaining to, philosophy. 

  • Detached, calm, stoic. 

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