acknowledging vs softhearted

acknowledging

adj
  • That acknowledges, in various sense; (especially) that notices or recognises someone or something. 

softhearted

adj
  • Gentle; kind; sympathetic. 

  • Willing to accept criticism. 

  • Easily moved to sorrow or pity. 

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