Both Uses of "solemn" in "A White Heron, by Sarah Orne Jewett"

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Both Uses

solemn
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A White Heron, by Sarah Orne Jewett
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Some premonition of that great power stirred and swayed these young creatures who traversed the solemn woodlands with soft-footed silent care.†
Part 1

solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
...and vexed by their fluttering and lawlessness the solemn heron goes away.
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solemn = 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.