All 3 Uses of
solemn
in
A Long Walk to Water
- His face became very solemn when Salva told him that he had not seen nor heard a single word of his family in all that time.†
p. 35.2 *solemn = very serious--possibly dignified
- Salva blinked away the sleepiness and looked at Uncle, whose face was very solemn.†
p. 37.9
- When he looked back again, his face was solemn.†
p. 59.9
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.