consequential vs serious

consequential

adj
  • Important or significant. 

  • Having significant consequences; of importance. 

  • Following as a result. 

  • Self-important. 

serious

adj
  • Important; weighty; not insignificant 

  • Committed. 

  • Without humor or expression of happiness; grave in manner or disposition 

  • Really intending what is said (or planned, etc); in earnest; not jocular or deceiving 

adv
  • In a serious manner; seriously. 

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