companionable vs relational

companionable

adj
  • Having the characteristics of a worthy companion; friendly and sociable. 

relational

adj
  • Friendly and peaceful. 

  • Relating to relations. 

  • Dealing with the whole of human relations and their social context, rather than an independent and private space. 

  • Of a database technology using tables and the principles set forth by Dr. Edgar F. Codd. (Contrary to popular notion, "relation" in this context refers to tables, and not linkages.) 

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