refined vs sophisticated

refined

adj
  • Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless. 

  • Developed, improved. 

  • Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. 

  • Highly-processed and pure. 

  • Free of dross or alloy. 

  • Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum. 

  • Elevated and polished. 

noun
  • The refined form of a commodity, as opposed to its raw or generic form. 

sophisticated

adj
  • Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined. 

  • Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise. 

  • Complicated, especially of complex technology. 

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