Both Uses of
solemn
in
The Remains of the Day
- A solemnness hung in the air after she said this, until eventually Mr Taylor said to me: "Harry here does a lot of organizing for our local member.†
Chpt 3e -solemnness = seriousness
- Indeed, the distinguished gentlemen continued to smoke their cigars, solemn expressions on their faces, not uttering a word, while his lordship instructed me to bring up a certain exceptionally fine bottle of port from the cellar.†
Chpt 4a - *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
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.