calm vs soothing

calm

adj
  • Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. 

  • with few or no waves on the surface; not rippled. 

  • Free of noise and disturbance. 

  • Without wind or storm. 

noun
  • The state of being calm; peacefulness; absence of worry, anger, fear or other strong negative emotion. 

  • A period of time without wind. 

  • The state of being calm; absence of noise and disturbance. 

verb
  • To become calm. 

  • To make calm. 

soothing

adj
  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

  • Giving relief. 

  • Tending to soothe. 

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

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