saccharine vs soothing

saccharine

noun
  • Sentimentalism. 

adj
  • Excessively sweet in action or disposition, especially if romantic or sentimental to the point of ridiculousness; sickly sweet, syrupy. 

  • Resembling granulated sugar; saccharoid. 

  • Of or relating to saccharin (“a white, crystalline powder, C₇H₅NO₃S, used as an artificial sweetener in food products”). 

soothing

noun
  • The act by which somebody is soothed. 

adj
  • Giving relief. 

  • Freeing from fear or anxiety. 

  • Tending to soothe. 

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