attractive vs homely

attractive

adj
  • Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing. 

  • Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force. 

  • Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner. 

homely

adj
  • Friendly; kind; gracious; cordial. 

  • Personal; private. 

  • Domestic; tame. 

  • On intimate or friendly terms with (someone); familiar; at home (with a person); intimate. 

  • Characteristic of, belonging to, or befitting a home; domestic, cozy. 

  • Lacking in beauty or elegance, plain in appearance, physically unattractive. 

  • Conservative and family-oriented. 

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