grey-haired vs venerable

grey-haired

adj
  • old, wise, experienced. 

  • Having grey hair. 

venerable

adj
  • Giving an impression of aged goodness and benevolence. 

  • Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position. 

  • Made sacred especially by religious or historical association. 

  • Ancient, antiquated or archaic. 

  • Worthy of reverence. 

How often have the words grey-haired and venerable occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )