solemn
solemn [-er, -est] adj
L. solennis, from soleo, to be accustomed, to use, that is, to hold on or continue.
- Annual; ceremonial; anniversary; yearly.
- Heavy; weighty; [fig.] grave; sepulchral; spectral.
- Holy; sacred; devout.
- Earnest; godly.
- Sedate; decelerating; slowed-down.
- Pious; sanctimonious.
- Magnificent; awesome; formidable.
- Reverent; [fig.] sentient.
- Serious; essential; crucial; important; significant; deep.
- Sober; stable; profound.
- Spiritual; divine; otherworldly; transcendental.
- Sincere; genuine.
- Legally-binding.
- Silent; quiet.
- Sad; gloomy.
solemn adv
see solemn, adj.
- Gracefully; sedately; piously.
- Calmly; steadily.