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Meaning of 'solemn' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Solemn [ a.]
- Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
- Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.
- Stately; ceremonious; grand.
- Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.
- Real; earnest; downright.
- Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.
- Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.

Meaning of 'solemn' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . solemn [ s]
Meaning (1):
- characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
Example in sentence:
  • a film with a solemn social message;
  • an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant;
  • both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
Meaning (2):
- dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
Example in sentence:
  • a grave God-fearing man;
  • a quiet sedate nature;
  • a solemn promise;
  • as sober as a judge;
  • the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence

Nearby Words:

sol sol-fa sol-faed sol-faing sola solace solaced solacement solacing solacious

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