dreary vs lambent

dreary

adj
  • Drab; dark, colorless, or cheerless. 

lambent

adj
  • Exhibiting lightness or brilliance of wit; clever or witty without unkindness. 

  • Brushing or flickering gently over a surface. 

  • Glowing or luminous, but lacking heat. 

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