All 8 Uses of
solemn
in
The Magician's Nephew
- At any rate, when they had both put on their greens and come back to the edge of the water, and taken hands again, they were certainly a good deal more cheerful and less solemn than they had been the first time.†
Chpt 3solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- These were very solemn faces.†
Chpt 4
- ...there was a solemn promise that neither side would use Magic.
Chpt 5 *solemn = serious
- Digory's heart beat wildly; he knew something very solemn was going to be done.†
Chpt 9solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- Digory knew that he couldn't possibly break in on so solemn a meeting, but there was no need to do so.†
Chpt 11
- He went in very solemnly, looking about him.†
Chpt 13solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- Then everyone cheered or bayed or neighed or trumpeted or clapped its wings and the royal pair stood looking solemn and a little shy, but all the nobler for their shyness.†
Chpt 14solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- Everyone was staring solemnly at the Tree when Aslan suddenly swung round his head (scattering golden gleams of light from his mane as he did so) and fixed his large eyes on the children.†
Chpt 14solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
Definition:
in a very serious (and often dignified) manner