severe vs soothing

severe

adj
  • Very bad or intense. 

  • Sober, plain in appearance, austere. 

  • Strict or harsh. 

soothing

adj
  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

  • Tending to soothe. 

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

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