Both Uses of
solemn
in
A White Heron, by Sarah Orne Jewett
- Some premonition of that great power stirred and swayed these young creatures who traversed the solemn woodlands with soft-footed silent care.†
Part 1solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- ...and vexed by their fluttering and lawlessness the solemn heron goes away.
Part 2 *solemn = 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.