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Vocabulary

solemn person

0 When the word 'solemn' is used to characterize a person, what does it usually mean?0-
  

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0 I suppose it could characterize a person, but it seems equally, if not more, appropriate to describe something else.02br
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01i00a solemn gathering, a solemn ceremony, a solemn mood, a solemn occasion, a solemn hymn02i02br
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01i00sober02i00 is also sometimes used in that meaning for a person: 01i00solemn
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0 I encountered this word in two stories. It was used to characterize a person in the first and to describe person's behaviour in the second (solemnly).02br
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00Thank you both. I guess that's all I wanted to know :-)0-
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A pensive, serious person.
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