All 5 Uses of
solemn
in
A Streetcar Named Desire
- They cross to it solemnly, Stuff busies himself at the bar, which is barely lit.†
Scene 2.2solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- Mitch [solemnly]: Lost?†
Scene 3.6
- You have been so anxious and solemn all evening, and so have I; we have both been anxious and solemn and now for these few last remaining moments of our lives together — I want to create —joie de vivre!†
Scene 3.6solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- You have been so anxious and solemn all evening, and so have I; we have both been anxious and solemn and now for these few last remaining moments of our lives together — I want to create —joie de vivre!†
Scene 3.6
- I don't know what's the matter, we're all so solemn.
Scene 3.8 *solemn = serious
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.