exuberance vs merriment

exuberance

noun
  • An instance of exuberant behaviour. 

  • The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness. 

  • An abundance of wealth. 

  • An overflowing quantity; superfluousness. 

merriment

noun
  • A state of enjoyable exuberance. 

  • Playful fun. 

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