ardency vs hunger

ardency

noun
  • Intensity of devotion. 

  • Intensity of light. 

  • Intensity of heat or burning. 

  • Intensity of feelings. 

hunger

noun
  • Any strong desire. 

  • A need or compelling desire for food. 

verb
  • To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. 

  • To be in need of food. 

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