comfort vs pity

comfort

noun
  • A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry. 

  • A cause of relief or satisfaction. 

  • Something that offers comfort. 

  • Contentment, ease. 

verb
  • To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to. 

  • To make comfortable. 

pity

noun
  • A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. 

  • Something regrettable. 

intj
  • Short form of what a pity. 

verb
  • To make (someone) feel pity; to provoke the sympathy or compassion of. 

  • To feel pity for (someone or something). 

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