solemn vs stately

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. 

stately

adj
  • Grand; impressive; imposing. 

  • Worthy of respect; dignified, regal. 

  • Deliberate, unhurried; dignified. 

adv
  • In a stately manner. 

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