charming vs homely

charming

adj
  • Pleasant, charismatic. 

  • Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm. 

noun
  • The casting of a magical charm. 

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 charming and homely occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )