animation vs spirit

animation

noun
  • The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and vigor; vivacity; spiritedness 

  • Activities offered by a holiday resort encompassing activities that include movement, joy, leisure and spectacle, such as games, sports, shows, events, etc. 

  • conversion from the inanimate to animate grammatical category 

  • The technique of making inanimate objects or drawings appear to move in motion pictures or computer graphics; the object (film, computer game, etc.) so produced 

  • The act of animating, or giving life or spirit. 

  • The condition of being animate or alive. 

spirit

noun
  • One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. 

  • A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. 

  • Energy; ardour. 

  • Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state. 

  • A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. 

  • The manner or style of something. 

  • Stannic chloride. 

  • Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. 

  • The soul of a person or other creature. 

  • Enthusiasm. 

verb
  • Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit. 

  • To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery. 

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