scary vs soothing

scary

adj
  • Uncannily striking or surprising. 

  • Subject to sudden alarm; easily frightened. 

  • Causing fear or anxiety 

adv
  • To a scary extent; scarily. 

noun
  • Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. 

soothing

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

adj
  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

  • Tending to soothe. 

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