conceit vs reticence

conceit

noun
  • Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy. 

  • A novel or fanciful idea; a whim. 

  • The faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension. 

  • Design; pattern. 

  • Overly high self-esteem; vain pride; hubris. 

  • An ingenious expression or metaphorical idea, especially in extended form or used as a literary or rhetorical device. 

reticence

noun
  • Often followed by to: hesitancy or reluctance (to do something). 

  • Followed by of: discretion or restraint in the use of something. 

  • Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner. 

  • A silent and reserved nature. 

verb
  • To deliberately not listen or pay attention to; to disregard, to ignore. 

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