adj.
- Deeply earnest, serious, and sober.
- Somberly or gravely impressive. See synonyms at serious.
- Performed with full ceremony: a solemn High Mass.
- Invoking the force of religion; sacred: a solemn vow.
- Gloomy; somber.
[Middle English solemne, from Old French, from Latin sollemnis, established, customary.]
solemnly sol'emn·ly adv.solemnness sol'emn·ness n.
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