adv
Meaning 1
In a solemn manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
solemnly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɒləmli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈsɑləmli/
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CMU ARPABET: S AO1 L AH0 M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a grave and sedate manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the judge sat there solemnly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English solemn Middle English -ly English -ly English solemnly From solemn + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: solemnement — in a solemn manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 庄严地 — in a solemn manner
- Chinese Mandarin: 严肃地 — in a solemn manner
- Esperanto: solene — in a solemn manner
- Galician: solemnemente — in a solemn manner
- Korean: 진지하게 (jinjihage) — in a solemn manner
- Korean: 엄숙히 (eomsukhi) — in a solemn manner
- Korean: 숙연히 (sugyeonhi) — in a solemn manner
- Macedonian: све́чено (svéčeno) — in a solemn manner
- Polish: uroczyście — in a solemn manner
- Portuguese: solenemente — in a solemn manner
- Russian: торже́ственно (toržéstvenno) — in a solemn manner
- Spanish: solemnemente — in a solemn manner