All 3 Uses of "solemn" in "Someone Like You"

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Someone Like You
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My father called Scarlett "solemn"; my mother said she was "in denial."†
Chpt 2

solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
His face was stony, solemn, as he stared at me, holding a Coke in his hand.
Chpt 4 *

solemn = serious
So Cameron, totally solemn, takes the book, centers the little clay Maryann on the table in front of us, and then lifts the book up, drops it, and flattens her.†
Chpt 9

solemn = very serious--possibly dignified

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(1) (solemn)
in a very serious (and often dignified) manner
(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.