charm vs intrigue

charm

verb
  • To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something. 

  • To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence. 

  • To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. 

  • To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences. 

noun
  • A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time. 

  • A flock, group (especially of finches). 

  • The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration. 

  • An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). 

  • A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. 

  • The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children. 

  • A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks. 

intrigue

verb
  • To arouse the interest of; to fascinate. 

  • To have clandestine or illicit intercourse. 

  • To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme. 

  • To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate. 

noun
  • A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem. 

  • The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters. 

  • Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair. 

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