solemn
adjective
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood.
solemnness
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a word derived from
solemn.
Example Sentences
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His warm and approachable demeanor, mixed with his innate solemnness, made him attractive to filmmakers trying to explore darker themes and material in a subtle fashion.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
There’s a kind of complexity and solemnness within it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2022
The wacky jubilance of the small-town parade gives way to a solemnness, captured in a lone bagpiper playing “Amazing Grace.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 6, 2019
We wanted to make sure that the solemnness, the seriousness of the occasion, came through.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2012
I speak these words with such solemnness, I know Toño will keep still.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
