ambition vs animus

ambition

noun
  • An object of an ardent desire. 

  • Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. 

  • A personal quality similar to motivation, not necessarily tied to a single goal. 

  • A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. 

verb
  • To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. 

animus

noun
  • A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will. 

  • The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality. 

  • The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions. 

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