privative vs subtle

privative

adj
  • indicating the absence of something 

  • causing privation; depriving 

  • consisting in the absence of something; negative 

noun
  • something that causes privation or indicates an absence 

subtle

adj
  • Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct. 

  • Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency. 

  • Cleverly contrived. 

  • Cunning, skillful. 

  • Insidious. 

  • Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood. 

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