considerate vs understanding

considerate

adj
  • Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people and their rights, needs, feelings and comfort). 

  • Characterised by careful and conscious thought. 

verb
  • Synonym of consider 

understanding

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

noun
  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

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