sharpness vs shearing

sharpness

noun
  • the cutting ability of an edge; keenness. 

  • acuteness or acuity. 

  • the fineness of the point a pointed object. 

  • pungency or acidity. 

  • The product or result of being sharp. 

  • distinctness, focus. 

shearing

noun
  • The act or operation of dividing with shears. 

  • Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions. 

  • The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal. 

  • The act or operation of reaping. 

  • The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth. 

  • The material cut off in this way. 

  • The process of preparing shear steel; tilting. 

adj
  • Tending to cut or tear. 

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