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1. solemn
adjective. ['ˈsɑːləm'] dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises.
Antonyms
Etymology
- solemne (Middle English (1100-1500))
- solempne (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Solemn
- arunachalam
- mccollom
- mccollam
- slalom
- wollam
- mahlum
- golomb
- gollum
- column
- colomb
- collum
- collom
How do you pronounce solemn?
Pronounce solemn as ˈsɑləm.
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Sentences with solemn
1. Adjective
Ash Wednesday is a solemn service that signals the start of the season of Lent.
2. Noun, singular or mass
The processional is usually a solemn and emotional moment that marks the beginning of a wedding ceremony.
Quotes about solemn
1. Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots
- Albert Einstein
2. Life is both sad and solemn. We are led into a wonderful world, we meet one another here, greet each other - and wander together for a brief moment. Then we lose each other and disappear as suddenly and unreasonably as we arrived.
- Jostein Gaarder, Sophie's World
3. Bad books on writing tell you to "WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW", a solemn and totally false adage that is the reason there exist so many mediocre novels about English professors contemplating adultery.
- Joe Haldeman