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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Solemn \Sol"emn\, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual.] 1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred. [1913 Webster] His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year. --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] ``On this solemn day.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] His feast so solemn and so rich. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] To-night we hold a splemn supper. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. [1913 Webster] Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts. --Milton. [1913 Webster] There reigned a solemn silence over all. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.] [1913 Webster] Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] 6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. ``A solemn coxcomb.'' --Swift. [1913 Webster] 7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. --Burrill. --Jarman. --Greenleaf. [1913 Webster] Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2. [1913 Webster] Syn: Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious; reverential; devotional; devout. See Grave. [1913 Webster]From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Solemn \Sol"emn\, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual.] 1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred. His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. --Milton. The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] ``On this solemn day.'' --Chaucer. 3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic] His feast so solemn and so rich. --Chaucer. To-night we hold a splemn supper. --Shak. 4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts. --Milton. There reigned a solemn silence over all. --Spenser. 5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.] Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks. --Fuller. 6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. ``A solemn coxcomb.'' --Swift. 7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. --Burrill. --Jarman. --Greenleaf. Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2. Syn: Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious; reverential; devotional; devout. See Grave.From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
solemn adj 1: 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" [syn: grave, sedate, sober] 2: 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" [syn: earnest, in earnest(p), sincere]From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
solemn Αγγλικά a. σεμνός, σοβαρός και επίσημοςFrom English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
solemn Romanian a. 1 (l en solemn), grave, serious 2 impressive, exalted 3 festive, celebratoryFrom English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
solemn a. 1 (lb en religion specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremony and rites; (lb en generally) religious in nature; sacred. 2 (lb en by extension) 3 # characterize by or performed with appropriate#Adjective or great#Adjective ceremony or formality. 4 # deeply serious and sombre; grave#Adjective. 5 # inspire serious feeling#Noun or thought#Noun; sombrely impressive. 6 # (lb en obsolete) cheerless, gloomy, sombre.From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
solemn Romanian a. 1 (l en solemn), grave, serious 2 impressive, exalted 3 festive, celebratoryFrom English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
solemn a. 1 (lb en religion specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremony and rites; (lb en generally) religious in nature; sacred. 2 (lb en by extension) 3 # characterize by or performed with appropriate#Adjective or great#Adjective ceremony or formality. 4 # deeply serious and sombre; grave#Adjective. 5 # inspire serious feeling#Noun or thought#Noun; sombrely impressive. 6 # (lb en obsolete) cheerless, gloomy, sombre.From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
solemn Romania a. juhlallinen, seremoniallinenFrom Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
solemn Engelska a. 1 dyr, högtidlig 2 allvarligFrom English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Solemn /sˈɒləm/ جدّيFrom English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
solemn //ˈsɑləm// //ˈsɒləm//From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]1. официален, церемониален characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality 2. сериозен, тържествен deeply serious and sombre 3. впечатляващ inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive 4. церемониален of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites
solemn /sˈɒləm/ vážnýFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
solemn /sˈɒləm/ slavnostníFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
solemn /sˈɒləm/ feierlich, ernstFrom English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 : [ freedict:eng-ell ]see: more solemn, most solemn, extremely solemn, solemn pledge, Solemn Declaration on the European Union
solemn /sˈɒləm/ σεμνοπρεπής, σοβαρόςFrom English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
solemn //ˈsɑləm// //ˈsɒləm//From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]1. juhlallinen, juhlava characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality 2. ankea, synkkä cheerless, gloomy, sombre 3. vakava deeply serious and sombre 4. vaikuttava inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive 5. pyhä religious in nature
solemn /sɔləm/ solennelFrom English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 : [ freedict:eng-hin ]
solemn /sˈɒləm/From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]1. पवित्र "Holy places are considered to be solemn." 2. औपचारिक "Soldiers performed their duties with full solemn for their mother land." 3. गंभीर "He looked very solemn when he came to know about his uncle's death."
solemn /sˈɒləm/ dostojanstven, službeni, svečan, svečanim, uzvišen, važan, značajanFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
solemn /sˈɒləm/ 1. komoly 2. ünnepélyesFrom English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
solemn /sɔləm/ plechtig, statig, plechtstatigFrom English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-pol ]
solemn /ˈsɒləm/From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-por ]1. poważny 2. uroczysty
solemn /sɔləm/ soleneFrom English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
solemn //ˈsɑləm// //ˈsɒləm//From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]högtidlig characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality
solemn /sˈɒləm/ 1. ağır başlı, vakur 2. heybetli 3. ciddi 4. kutsal veya aziz tutulan 5. dinsel, dini törenle yerine getirilen 6. resmi, kanuna uygun. solemnly ciddiyet ve vakarla.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]/ˈsɑɫəm/
213 Moby Thesaurus words for "solemn": Christian, Christianlike, Christianly, admiring, adorant, adoring, apotheosizing, arid, aristocratic, august, awe-inspiring, awed, awesome, awestricken, awestruck, barren, believing, black, blah, blank, bleak, bloated, bloodless, bombastic, celebrating, celebrative, ceremonial, ceremonious, characterless, cold, colorless, commemorating, commemorative, conventional, courtly, cultish, cultist, cultistic, dark, dead, decorous, deifying, demure, devoted, devotional, devout, dignified, dismal, divine, draggy, drear, drearisome, dreary, dry, dryasdust, dull, dusty, dutiful, earnest, ecclesiastical, effete, elephantine, elevated, empty, etiolated, fade, faithful, fatal, fateful, flat, flatulent, formal, formidable, frowning, full, funebrial, funereal, gassy, gloomy, glum, grand, grandiloquent, grave, gray, grim, grim-faced, grim-visaged, hallowed, heavy, hero-worshiping, hieratic, ho-hum, hollow, holy, idolatrous, idolizing, imploring, important, imposing, impressive, in awe, in the dust, inane, inexcitable, inflated, insipid, inspiring, jejune, kingly, leaden, lifeless, liturgic, liturgical, lofty, long-faced, lordly, low-spirited, magisterial, magnificent, majestic, memorial, mirthless, moderate, momentous, morbid, morose, moving, no-nonsense, noble, on bended knee, ostentatious, overwhelming, pale, pallid, pedestrian, pietistic, pious, plenary, plodding, pointless, poky, pompous, ponderous, pontifical, portentous, prayerful, precative, precatory, princely, prostrate before, queenly, regal, religious, reserved, reverent, reverential, ritual, ritualistic, royal, sacerdotal, sacramental, sacred, saturnine, sedate, self-important, serious, slow, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, somber, sombrous, spiritless, staid, stately, statuesque, sterile, stiff, stilted, stodgy, stone-faced, straight-faced, stuffy, sublime, superficial, suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory, swollen, taciturn, tasteless, tedious, temperate, theistic, thoughtful, triste, tumid, turgid, unlively, unsmiling, vapid, venerable, venerational, venerative, weariful, wearisome, weary, weighty, well-mannered, wooden, worshipful, worshiping, worthyFrom Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
a. 严肃的,郑重的,庄严的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 严肃的,郑重的,庄严的