stimulant vs tonal

stimulant

adj
  • Acting as a stimulant. 

noun
  • Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm. 

  • A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body. 

tonal

adj
  • Of or relating to the general character, mood, or trend of something. 

  • Employing differences in pitch (tones) to distinguish differences in the meaning of otherwise similar words (words which would otherwise be homophonic). 

  • Of or relating to tones or tonality. 

  • Employing tones that have a predictable relationship to some tonic. 

noun
  • An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death. 

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