solemn vs sprightly

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. 

sprightly

adj
  • Of a person: full of life and vigour, especially with a light and springy step. 

  • Animated, gay, or vivacious; lively, spirited. 

  • Especially of an older person: energetic and in good health; spry. 

adv
  • In a lively and vigorous way; sprightlily. 

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