The priest pretends to be solemn in public.
Source: tatoeba (45906)
Solemn
//ˈsɒləm//
Synonyms for "solemn" (340 found)
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Strong matches (102)
Adjective(35 words)
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Related words (170)
inspiringjejunekinglyleadenlifelessliturgicliturgicalloftylong facedlong-facedlordlylow spiritedlow-spiritedmagisterialmagnificentmajesticmeasuredmemorialmirthlessmoderate
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
9 entriesderived
9 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 26 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- ernstig adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- plegtig adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Armenian
1 entries- հանդիսական adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Bulgarian
4 entries- впечатляващ adj (inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive)
- официален adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- сериозен adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- тържествен adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Catalan
2 entries- solemne adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- solemne adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Danish
1 entries- højtidelig adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
Dutch
2 entries- ernstig adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- plechtig adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Esperanto
1 entries- solena adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Finnish
4 entries- ankea adj (cheerless, gloomy, sombre — see also cheerless, gloomy, sombre)
- juhlallinen adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- juhlava adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- pyhä adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
French
1 entries- solennel adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Georgian
1 entries- საზეიმო adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
German
2 entries- ernst adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- feierlich adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Italian
2 entries- solenne adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
- solenne adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Korean
1 entries- 숙연하다 adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Latin
2 entries- solemnis adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- solemnis adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Macedonian
4 entries- впе́чатлив adj (inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive)
- све́чен adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
- све́чен adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- свет adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
Māori
3 entries- pononga adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- pouruuru adj (cheerless, gloomy, sombre — see also cheerless, gloomy, sombre)
- taumaha adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Occitan
1 entries- solemne adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Polish
1 entries- uroczysty adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Portuguese
3 entries- solene adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- solene adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- solene adj (inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive)
Romanian
3 entries- serios adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- solemn adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- solemn adj (inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive)
Russian
4 entries- мра́чный adj (cheerless, gloomy, sombre — see also cheerless, gloomy, sombre)
- свято́й adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
- свяще́нный adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
- серьёзный adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- stòlda adj (deeply serious and sombre)
- sòlaimte adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
- sòlaimte adj (religious in nature — see also sacred)
- sòlaimte adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- svečan adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
- svečan adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- свѐчан adj (of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites)
- свѐчан adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Spanish
2 entries- solemne adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
- solemne adj (deeply serious and sombre)
Swedish
1 entries- högtidlig adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Ukrainian
1 entries- урочи́стий adj (characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Roy looked solemn as I told him the story.
Source: tatoeba (49678)
All at once, the Buddhist priest burst into laughter, spoiling the solemn atmosphere.
Source: tatoeba (63938)
They watched the solemn ceremony in the church with awe.
Source: tatoeba (306379)
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.