exhilaration vs pleasure

exhilaration

noun
  • The state of being enlivened, cheerful or exhilarated. 

  • The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad or cheerful; a gladdening. 

pleasure

noun
  • A state of being pleased or contented; gratification. 

  • A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment. 

  • One's preference. 

  • The will or desire of someone or some agency in power. 

intj
  • pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure" 

verb
  • To give or afford pleasure to. 

  • To give sexual pleasure to. 

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