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
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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