excitement vs melancholy

excitement

noun
  • the state of being excited (emotionally aroused). 

  • something that excites. 

melancholy

noun
  • Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature. 

  • Black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies. 

adj
  • Affected with great sadness or depression. 

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