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 (General American): (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.
- 1993, Miklós Boskovits, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, volume 1, page 33:
- Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]
- 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
- Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- solemnisation, solemnization
- solemniser, solemnizer
- solemnise, solemnize
- solemnising, solemnizing (adjective, noun)
- solemnity
Translations
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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: 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 | |||||||
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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
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