Solemn

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Real; earnest; downright.

II. Solemn ·adj Stately; ceremonious; grand.

III. Solemn ·adj Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.

IV. Solemn ·adj Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.

V. Solemn ·adj Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.

VI. Solemn ·adj Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.

VII. Solemn ·adj Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.

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