amuse vs delight

amuse

verb
  • To entertain or occupy (someone or something) in a pleasant manner; to stir (an individual) with pleasing emotions. 

  • To cause laughter or amusement; to be funny. 

delight

verb
  • To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly. 

  • To have or take great pleasure. 

noun
  • Joy; pleasure. 

  • Something that gives great joy or pleasure. 

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