All 7 Uses of
solemn
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- This was said in so rough and solemn a tone that, for a moment, M. Richard was impressed.†
Chpt 4 *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- She suddenly calmed herself, feeling that this was a solemn moment in her life: "LOOK HERE," she repeated.†
Chpt 4
- "Yes," she said solemnly, "IN MY DRESSING-ROOM.†
Chpt 5solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- "I'm not laughing," protested Gabriel, looking as solemn as a judge.†
Chpt 14solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- "Because she has to be found," declared the commissary of police solemnly.†
Chpt 18solemnly = with seriousness and dignity
- Although Erik announced to me very solemnly that he had changed and that he had become the most virtuous of men SINCE HE WAS LOVED FOR HIMSELF—a sentence that, at first, perplexed me most terribly—I could not help shuddering when I thought of the monster.†
Chpt 21
- Erik here rose solemnly.†
Chpt 26
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.