# solemn
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms], from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain; sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈsɒləm/
* (General American) IPA: /ˈsɑləm/
* Audio (General American):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒləm
* Hyphenation: sol‧emn

### Adjective

solemn (comparative solemner or more solemn, superlative solemnest or most solemn)
* (religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
* (by extension)
** Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
*** 1993, Miklós Boskovits, The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270, volume 1, page 33:Whereas the accentuated linearism, the angular stylization of the folds, the rhythmical course of the outlining and the solemn frontality conjoined with an air of regality in the pose seem to recall the formal repertory of the Corbolinus Master and his group […]
** Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:serious
    Antonyms: lighthearted, unserious
** Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
    Synonym: awe-inspiring
** (obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cheerless
    Antonyms: cheerful; see also Thesaurus:blissful

#### Derived terms

* lodge solemn representation
* solemncholy
* solemnify
* solemniously (rare)
* solemnly
* solemn mass
* solemnness
* solemnsides (adjective, noun)
* solemn vow

#### Related terms

* solemnisation, solemnization
* solemniser, solemnizer
* solemnise, solemnize
* solemnising, solemnizing (adjective, noun)
* solemnity

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “solempne, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
* ↑ “solemn, adj. (adv. and n.)”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1913; “solemn, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* solemnity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* solemn (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Lemnos, Melson, Selmon, Smolen, lemons, losmen, melons, nmoles

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sollemnis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soˈlemn/

### Adjective

solemn m or n (feminine singular solemnă, masculine plural solemni, feminine and neuter plural solemne)
* solemn, grave, serious
    Synonyms: grav, serios
* impressive, exalted
* festive, celebratory
    Synonyms: festiv, sărbătoresc

#### Related terms

* solemnitate