Definitions for solemn
ˈsɒl əmsolemn

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. grave, sedate, sober, solemnadjective

   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"

2. earnest, sincere, solemnadjective

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. solemnadjective

   Deeply serious and somber.

2. solemnadjective

   Somberly impressive.

3. solemnadjective

   Performed with great ceremony.

4. solemnadjective

   Sacred.

5. solemnadjective

   Gloomy or sombre.

6. Etymology: From solemne, from solempne, from solennis and solempnis, from solemnis, from sollemnis, from sollus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. SOLEMNadjective

   Etymology: solemnel, French; solemnis, Latin.

   1. Anniversary; observed once a year with religious ceremonies.

   The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed every year. Edward Stillingfleet.

   2. Religiously grave.

   His holy rites and solemn feasts profan’d. John Milton.

   3. Awful; striking with seriousness.

   Then ’gan he loudly through the house to call,
   But no one care to answer to his cry;
   There reigned a solemn silence over all. Fairy Queen.

   To ’swage with solemn touches troubled thoughts. John Milton.

   Nor then the solemn nightingale ceas’d warbling. John Milton.

   4. Grave; affectedly serious.

   When Steele reflects upon the many solemn strong barriers to our succession of laws and oaths, he thinks all fear vanisheth: so do I, provided the epithet solemn goes for nothing; because though I have heard of a solemn day, and a solemn coxcomb, yet I can conceive no idea of a solemn barrier. Jonathan Swift.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solemnadjective

   marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred

2. Solemnadjective

   pertaining to a festival; festive; festal

3. Solemnadjective

   stately; ceremonious; grand

4. Solemnadjective

   fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness

5. Solemnadjective

   real; earnest; downright

6. Solemnadjective

   affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face

7. Solemnadjective

   made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Solemn

   sol′em, adj. attended with religions ceremonies, pomp, or gravity, originally taking place every year, said esp. of religious ceremonies: impressing with seriousness: awful: devout: having the appearance of gravity: devotional: attended with an appeal to God, as an oath: serious: sober, gloomy, black.—n. Solemnisā′tion.—v.t. Sol′emnise, to perform religiously or solemnly once a year, or periodically: to celebrate with due rites: to render grave.—ns. Sol′emniser; Solem′nity, a solemn religious ceremony: a ceremony adapted to inspire with awe: reverence: seriousness: affected gravity.—adv. sol′emnly.—n. Sol′emnness. [O. Fr. solempne, solemne (Fr. solennel)—L. sollemnis, solennis—sollus, all, every, annus, a year.]

Anagrams for solemn »

1. Lemnos

2. lemons

3. melons

How to pronounce solemn?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of solemn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of solemn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of solemn in a Sentence

1. Director Chad Massengill:

   It's very solemn around here this morning, it's very difficult to deal with.

2. Barack Obama:

   Today, with solemn gratitude, we recall the sacrifice of all who served during World War Two, especially those who gave their last full measure of devotion and the families they left behind.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   Too many families in too many communities have been forced to endure the daily horror of gun violence. Enough is enough. The Republican Senate's continued inaction dishonors our solemn duty to protect innocent men, women and children and end this epidemic once and for all.

4. Olive Schreiner:

   Everything has two sides -- the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn.

5. Mark Twain:

   [He was] a solemn, unsmiling, sanctimonious old iceberg who looked like he was waiting for a vacancy in the Trinity.

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