Both Uses of
solemn
in
The Hobbit
- 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) 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.