earnest, sincere, solemn
(adjective) characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; āboth sides were deeply in earnest, even passionateā; āan entirely sincere and cruel tyrantā; āa film with a solemn social messageā
grave, sedate, sober, solemn
(adjective) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; āa grave God-fearing manā; āa quiet sedate natureā; āas sober as a judgeā; āa solemn promiseā; āthe judge was solemn as he pronounced sentenceā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solemn (comparative more solemn, superlative most solemn)
Deeply serious and somber.
Somberly impressive.
Performed with great ceremony.
Sacred.
Gloomy or sombre.
• Lemnos, Melson, Selmon, Smolen, lemons, losmen, melons, nmoles
Source: Wiktionary
Sol"emn, a. Etym: [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used especially of religious solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual.]
1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred. His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. Milton. The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year. Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] "On this solemn day." Chaucer.
3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic] His feast so solemn and so rich. Chaucer. To-night we hold a splemn supper. Shak.
4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness. Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts. Milton. There reigned a solemn silence over all. Spenser.
5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.] Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks. Fuller.
6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face. "A solemn coxcomb." Swift.
7. (Law)
Definition: Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form. Burrill. Jarman. Greenleaf. Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant, 2.
Syn.
– Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious; reverential; devotional; devout. See Grave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
