conceit vs whimsy

conceit

noun
  • A novel or fanciful idea; a whim. 

  • Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy. 

  • 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. 

whimsy

noun
  • A quaint and fanciful idea; a whim; playfully odd behaviour. 

  • An impulsive, illogical or capricious character. 

  • A jigsaw puzzle piece that has been cut into a recognizable shape, as if on a whim; often the shape is representative of the theme of the image used for the puzzle. 

  • A whim (capstan or vertical drum). 

verb
  • To fill with whimsies or whims; to make fantastic; to craze. 

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