All 3 Uses of
solemn
in
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
- When Constable Pearson emerged from the bush, all the eyes were sad again, and all the faces solemn.†
Chpt 1.2 *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- They were the great rituals of my people, solemn and important.†
Chpt 2.9
- "Calamity wouldn't be separated from them in life," he said gently, "and I don't think he'd want to change now," and for an instant a bit of laughter rose in the solemn eyes beneath the knit caps in all the toughened faces, and was instantly squelched.†
Chpt 4.18
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.