tough vs trivial

tough

adj
  • Difficult or demanding. 

  • Harsh or severe. 

  • Stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence. 

  • Strong and resilient; sturdy. 

  • Undergoing plastic deformation before breaking. 

  • Difficult to cut or chew. 

  • Rugged or physically hardy. 

  • Rowdy or rough. 

noun
  • A person who obtains things by force; a thug or bully. 

intj
  • Used to indicate lack of sympathy 

verb
  • To endure. 

  • To toughen. 

trivial

adj
  • Of, relating to, or being the simplest possible case. 

  • Commonplace, ordinary. 

  • Pertaining to the trivium. 

  • Ignorable; of little significance or value. 

  • Relating to or designating the name of a species; specific as opposed to generic. 

  • Self-evident. 

  • Concerned with or involving trivia. 

  • Indistinguishable in case of truth or falsity. 

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