Both Uses
solemn
in
The Hobbit
(Edited)
- We shall soon before the break of day start on our long journey, a journey from which some of us, or perhaps all of us ... may never return. It is a solemn moment.
p. 17.4 *solemn = very serious
- "Is that The Mountain?" asked Bilbo in a solemn voice, looking at it with round eyes.
p. 43.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(solemn) in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, solemn can mean that something was done with great or appropriate ceremony. It can also be used to describe something as dark or undecorated.