adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sad/solemn occasion
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He did not want his funeral to be a sad and solemn occasion, but a celebration of his life.
a solemn ceremony (= a very serious one )
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There was a solemn ceremony in an ancient Roman church.
a solemn oath (= a very serious oath )
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He swore a solemn oath never to tell.
a solemn pledge
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We will not forget. That is a solemn pledge.
a solemn promise
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As governor, I made a solemn promise to defend the laws of the Republic.
a solemn vow (= a very serious vow, which you must keep )
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He made a solemn vow that he would do everything he could to help her.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
most
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That is my most solemn guarantee, no backing off.
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I gave her my most solemn word of honor that I loved her.
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Chancery was the oldest and most solemn part of the whole apparatus.
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This therefore is a most solemn and prayer-filled moment.
very
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She had broken the very solemn promises she had made on her wedding day, of course.
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She could hardly walk, she was undersized, and was very solemn .
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Looking very solemn and Royal Academyish, I suddenly drew a fiendishly grinning devil playing a fiddle in the castle forecourt.
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The description of the barge, and the people on it, is very solemn .
■ NOUN
promise
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She had broken the very solemn promises she had made on her wedding day, of course.
word
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All I gave was my solemn word .
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I gave her my most solemn word of honor that I loved her.
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What fine, solemn words these are!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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solemn music
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Everyone stood respectfully, and looked solemn throughout the funeral service.
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The judge read the verdict in a clear and solemn voice.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the child subjected him to a solemn , no-nonsense appraisal, Ashley's heart began to hammer behind her ribs.
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At that point, the solemn political discussion between Eleanor and young Joe ended abruptly, and Eleanor hurried off to bed.
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Hence peace-makings were solemn and formal occasions, committing groups of people to restraint.
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His movements were solemn and precise.
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It was simple and quaint and the terrain around them was solemn and rugged.
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The occasion was a solemn one, and he wondered a little nervously how she would carry it off.