Words with a similar base: solemn

'solemn'
[grave.s.01] as in: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises


Examples:
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



'solemn'
[earnest.s.01] as in: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions


Examples:
both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
a film with a solemn social message



					

solemn (English)
└── solemne (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── solempne (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
└── solempnis (Latin)


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