jesting vs solemn

jesting

adj
  • facetious 

  • humorous 

  • playful; mocking 

  • jeering 

noun
  • bantering; ridicule 

  • joking 

  • mocking 

solemn

adj
  • Deeply serious and sombre; grave. 

  • Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality. 

  • Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred. 

  • Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive. 

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