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solemn

adj
/ˈsɒləm/UK/ˈsɑləm/US

Etymology

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], 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; 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.

  1. derived from *h₁ed-✻ — “to eat”
  2. derived from *solh₂-✻ — “whole”
  3. derived from sōlemnis
  4. derived from sōlempnis
  5. derived from solempne
  6. inherited from solempne

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites

    Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.

  2. Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.

  3. Deeply serious and sombre

    Deeply serious and sombre; grave.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts

      Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.

    2. Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.

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Derived

lodge solemn representation, oversolemn, semisolemn, solemncholy, solemnify, solemniously, solemnly, solemn mass, solemnness, solemnsides, solemn vow, supersolemn, ultrasolemn, unsolemn

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at solemn. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at solemn. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at solemn

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA