rumination vs thoughtfulness

rumination

noun
  • Deep thought or consideration. 

  • The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. 

  • Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding. 

  • An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach. 

thoughtfulness

noun
  • Thoughtful and considerate attention. 

  • Careful deliberation before action. 

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