gloomy vs solemn

gloomy

adj
  • Suffering from gloom; melancholy; dejected. 

  • Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening. 

noun
  • Someone or something that is gloomy or pessimistic. 

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 gloomy and solemn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )