solemn

1. a. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred. Source: opted

2. a. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. Source: opted

3. a. Stately; ceremonious; grand. Source: opted

4. a. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. Source: opted

5. a. Real; earnest; downright. Source: opted

6. a. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. Source: opted

7. a. Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Source: opted

8. adj. dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises Source: wordnet

9. adj. characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions Source: wordnet

10. 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. Source: webster

11. Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with alllegal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman.Greenleaf. Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2. Source: adambom

12. j:100 s dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises s characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions Source: ecdict

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