miserable vs solemn

miserable

adj
  • In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor. 

  • Wretched; worthless; mean; contemptible. 

  • Very bad (at something); unskilled, incompetent; hopeless. 

  • Of the weather, extremely unpleasant due to being cold, wet, overcast, etc. 

noun
  • A miserable person; a wretch. 

  • A state of misery or melancholy. 

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