grim vs solemn

grim

adj
  • Ghastly or sinister. 

  • Rigid and unrelenting. 

  • Disgusting; gross. 

  • Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. 

verb
  • To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to. 

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