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Definitions of solemn on the Web: * grave: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as ... * earnest: characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * Deeply serious and somber; Somberly impressive; Performed with great ceremony; Sacred; Gloomy or sombre

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/solemn * serious or earnestness

quizlet.com/print/194363/ * is a stern and serious manner. He spoke in a solemn way when he told them about their grandmother.

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Solemn means serious, quiet, and has a similar meaning to austere, brooding, cold, deliberate, dignified, downbeat, earnest, somber, sober, funereal, glum, grave, intense, heavy, moody, no fooling, no-nonsense, pensive, portentous, reflective, sedate, stern, thoughtful, weighty, matter of life and death, and staid.

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In a grave and sedate manner.

In other words to be polite.

If I shook someones hand solemnly I would shake their hand politely.

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The funeral service was very solemn and the mourners were very quiet.

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singing

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solemnize

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as a grave

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Judge

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determinedly

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