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solemn
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    Whether on horseback, bike, or snowboard, he refrained from doing some of the wild, daredevil stunts that boys his age usually tried—not because he feared for his safety, but because he felt it was his solemn duty as an only child.  (source)
    solemn = serious
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    "I'm one hundred and four years old," he told her solemnly.  (source)
    solemnly = in a serious and sincere manner
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    "Did you see Mack's face when Ruby hit him?" George nods. "Yes," he says solemnly. "I did."  (source)
    solemnly = in a very serious manner
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    His solemn young face was even more grave than before.  (source)
    solemn = serious
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    Portraits of all the mayors of the city since the beginning of time hung on the walls, staring solemnly from behind pieces of old window glass.  (source)
    solemnly = in a dignified, serious manner
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    That wonderful laughter lightened the fog-thick solemnness that permeated the campus, and I felt drawn to it.†  (source)
    solemnness = seriousness
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    You know that your safety is our solemnest duty.†  (source)
    solemnest = most serious or dignified
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    Her simple, unsolemn words were drenched in tears.†  (source)
    unsolemn = not serious or dignified
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unsolemn means not and reverses the meaning of solemn. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    "I hear Reb Boruch is a solemn man," Gitl said carefully.  (source)
    solemn = very serious
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    "He does not go to visit," Ultima said solemnly.  (source)
    solemnly = with seriousness
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    Solemnness was written in their faces; only indifference they showed.†  (source)
    Solemnness = seriousness
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    A certain person charges me, in the solemnest way, not to talk of Jo to any one, even my little woman.†  (source)
    solemnest = most serious or dignified
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    But he was also wary of it, he was hesitant, he wanted to say something unsolemn because anything about his father made him apprehensive.†  (source)
    unsolemn = not serious or dignified
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Tonight we hold a solemn supper, sir, And I'll request your presence.  (source)
solemn = ceremonial
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