solemn

sol·emn  (slm)

adj.

1. Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.

2. Somberly or gravely impressive. See Synonyms at serious.

3. Performed with full ceremony: a solemn High Mass.

4. Invoking the force of religion; sacred: a solemn vow.

5. Gloomy; somber.

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[Middle English solemne, from Old French, from Latin sollemnis, established, customary; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

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solemn·ly adv.

solemn·ness n.

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solemn [ˈsɒləm]

adj

1. characterized or marked by seriousness or sincerity a solemn vow

2. characterized by pomp, ceremony, or formality

3. serious, glum, or pompous

4. inspiring awe a solemn occasion

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) performed with religious ceremony

6. gloomy or sombre solemn colours

[from Old French solempne, from Latin sōllemnis appointed, perhaps from sollus whole]

solemnly  adv

solemnness , solemness n

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Solemn of parsons—Lipton, 1970.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	solemn - dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" grave, sedate, sober serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"
	2.	solemn - characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message" earnest, sincere serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!"

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solemn

adjective

1. serious, earnest, grave, sober, thoughtful, sedate, glum, staid, portentous His solemn little face broke into smiles.
serious bright, cheerful, merry, happy, frivolous, genial, comical, chirpy (informal), jovial, light-hearted

2. formal, august, grand, imposing, impressive, grave, majestic, dignified, ceremonial, stately, momentous, awe-inspiring, ceremonious This is a solemn occasion.
formal informal, relaxed, unceremonious

3. sacred, religious, holy, ritual, venerable, hallowed, sanctified, devotional, reverential a solemn religious ceremony
sacred unholy, irreligious, irreverent

Translations

solemn [ˈsɒləm] ADJ [person, face] → serio, adusto; [warning] → serio; [occasion, promise] → solemne
he looked solemn → estaba muy serio, tenía un aspecto adusto

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solemn [ˈsɒləm] adj

[person, face, voice] → solennel(le)

[promise, vow] → solennel(le)

[ceremony, ritual, occasion] → solennel(le)

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solemn

adj → feierlich; face, mood, music also, person, plea, warning → ernst; architecture → ehrwürdig, erhaben; promise, duty, oath → heilig; (= drab) colour → trist; in a solemn tone → mit feierlicher Stimme; I give you my solemn word → ich verspreche es hoch und heilig

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solemn [ˈsɒləm] adj → solenne

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solemn [ˈsɒləm] adj → solenne

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solemn

adj solemn [ˈsoləm]

1 serious and earnest a solemn question; He looked very solemn as he announced the bad news. ernstig رصين، جَدّي официален vážný alvorlig ernst σοβαρός solemne tõsine جدي و با ابهت vakava grave קוֹדֵר गंभीर, पवित्र, पुण्य dostojanstven, ozbiljen komoly serius alvörugefinn serio まじめな 엄숙한 rimtas nopietns serius ernstig alvorlig, alvorstung, alvorsfylt poważny solene grav серьёзный vážny resen svečan allvarlig เอาจริงเอาจัง ciddî, ağırbaşlı 嚴肅的 поважний; серйозний سنجیدہ، متین uy nghi, uy nghiêm 严肃的

2 stately; having formal dignity a solemn procession. statig وَقور، مَهيب، إحْتِفالي тържествен slavnostní højtidelig feierlich επίσημος, επιβλητικός serio pidulik موقر؛ رسمي juhlava solennel רְצִינִי मान मार्यादा, गरिमा, प्रतिष्ठा svečan, uzvišen ünnepélyes khidmat hátíðlegur solenne 厳しゅくな 격식을 갖춘 iškilmingas svinīgs takzim plechtig høytidelig uroczysty solene solemn торжественный slávnostný svečan svečan högtidlig เป็นทางการ; ถูกพิธีรีตอง heybetli, görkemli 莊嚴的 урочистий; офіційний باوقار long trọng, trang nghiêm 庄严的

adv solemnly

statig بِوَقار، بِرَصانَه тържествено slavnostně alvorligt; højtideligt feierlich επίσημα, σοβαρά solemnemente tõsiselt, pidulikult vakavasti solennellement בִּרצִינוּת पवित्रतापूर्व समारोह के साथ svečano, dostojanstveno ünnepélyesen; komolyan secara khidmat hátíðlega solennemente まじめに 진지하게, 엄숙하게 iškilmingai nopietni; svinīgi dengan penuh takkzim ernstig, plechtig alvorlig; høytidelig, alvorstungt poważnie solenemente (în mod) solemn; cu gra­vitate серьёзно vážne, slávnostne svečano svečano allvarligt, högtidligt อย่างทรงเกียรติ; อย่างถูกพิธีรีตอง ciddiyetle 莊嚴地 урочисто با اہتمام uy nghiêm, long trọng 庄严地

n solemnness

statigheid وَقار، رَصانَه، جَدِّيَّه официалност slavnost højtidelighed die Feierlichkeit επισημότητα, σοβαρότητα solemnidad, seriedad tõsidus, pidulikkus vakavuus solennité רְצִינוּת पवित्रतता, पुण्यता, परम पावनता uzvišenost komolyság, ünnepélyesség keseriusan alvörugefni; hátíðleiki solennità まじめさ 진지함, 엄숙함 iškilmingumas nopietnums; svinīgums ketakziman ernst, plechtigheid alvorlighet; høytidelighet powaga, namaszczenie solenidade solemnitate серьёзность slávnostnosť svečanost svečanost högtidlighet ความเคร่งครึม; ความสง่างาม; ความน่านับถือ ciddiyet, ağırbaşlılık 嚴肅性 урочистість سنجیدگی sự uy nghiêm, sự long trọng 严肃性

n solemnity [səˈlemnəti]

the state of being solemn the solemnity of the occasion. statigheid وَقار، رزانَه، رصانَه، هَيْبَه тържественост slavnostnost højtidelighed; alvor die Feierlichkeit σοβαρότητα, επισημότητα solemnidad tõsidus, pidulikkus وقار vakavuus, juhlavuus solennité רְצִינוּת गम्भीरता ozbiljnost ünnepélyesség kehidmatan alvörugefni; hátíðleiki solennità 厳しゅくさ 엄숙 iškilmingumas svinīgums penuh takzim plechtigheid alvor; høytidelighet powaga solenidade solem­nitate серьёзность; торжественность slávnostnosť svečanost svečanost allvar, högtidlighet ความเคร่งขรึม ciddiyet, ağırbaşlılık 莊嚴的儀式 урочистість; поважність تمکنت، متانت، وقار tính trang nghiêm, sự long trọng 庄严的仪式