no-nonsense vs solemn

no-nonsense

adj
  • Practical, not tolerating from others or concerning oneself with anything silly or unimportant. 

  • No-frills. 

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 no-nonsense and solemn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )