flattery vs ovation

flattery

noun
  • An instance of excessive praise. 

  • Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 

ovation

noun
  • Prolonged enthusiastic applause. 

  • A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement. 

  • A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. 

verb
  • To give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause). 

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