solemn
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms],[1] from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain;[2] sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɒləm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɑləm/
Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒləm
- Hyphenation: sol‧emn
Adjective[edit]
solemn (comparative solemner or more solemn, superlative solemnest or most solemn)
- (religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
- (by extension)
- Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
- Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:serious
- Antonyms: lighthearted, unserious
- Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
- Synonym: awe-inspiring
- (obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheerless
- Antonyms: cheerful; see also Thesaurus:blissful
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- solemnisation, solemnization
- solemnise, solemnize
- solemniser, solemnizer
- solemnising, solemnizing (adjective, noun)
- solemnity
Translations[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ “solempne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ^ “solemn, adj. (adv. and n.)”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1913; “solemn, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading[edit]
solemnity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - solemn (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin sollemnis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
solemn m or n (feminine singular solemnă, masculine plural solemni, feminine and neuter plural solemne)
- solemn, grave, serious
- impressive, exalted
- festive, celebratory
- Synonyms: festiv, sărbătoresc
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | solemn | solemnă | solemni | solemne | ||
| definite | solemnul | solemna | solemnii | solemnele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | solemn | solemne | solemni | solemne | ||
| definite | solemnului | solemnei | solemnilor | solemnelor | |||
Related terms[edit]
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *solh₂-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ed-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/ɒləm
- Rhymes:English/ɒləm/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
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- English terms with obsolete senses
- Romanian terms borrowed from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
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