All 5 Uses of
solemn
in
Old Yeller
- It made me feel big and solemn and important in a way I'd never felt before.†
p. 4.6 *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- They were big solemn brown eyes and right pretty to look at; only when she fixed them on me, it always seemed like they looked clear through me and saw everything I was thinking.†
p. 48.9
- Lisbeth slipped to the ground and stood staring at me with those big solemn eyes while her grandpa dismounted.†
p. 49.6
- She stood with her hands behind her back, staring at me with her big solemn eyes.†
p. 102.1
- She stared at me with big solemn eyes.†
p. 108.5
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.