pointless vs promising

pointless

adj
  • Without points. 

  • Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end. 

  • Having no prominent or important feature, as of an argument, discourse, etc. 

  • Having no points 

  • Point-free; employing the tacit programming paradigm. 

  • Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim. 

promising

adj
  • Showing promise, and likely to develop in a desirable fashion. 

  • a promising young apprentice 

  • Encouraging and inspiring confidence. 

noun
  • The act of making a promise. 

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