merry vs solemn

merry

adj
  • Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight. 

  • Festive and full of fun and laughter. 

  • Brisk 

  • drunk; tipsy 

  • Jolly and full of high spirits; happy. 

noun
  • An English wild cherry. 

solemn

adj
  • Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive. 

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

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

  • Deeply serious and sombre; grave. 

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