Emily Dickinson Lexicon

solemn (-er, -est), adj. [L. solennis, from soleo, to be accustomed, to use, that is, to hold on or continue.]

1. Annual; ceremonial; anniversary; yearly.
2. Heavy; weighty; [fig.] grave; sepulchral; spectral.
3. Holy; sacred; devout.
4. Earnest; godly.
5. Sedate; decelerating; slowed-down.
6. Pious; sanctimonious.
7. Magnificent; awesome; formidable.
8. Reverent; [fig.] sentient.
9. Serious; essential; crucial; important; significant; deep.
10. Sober; stable; profound.
11. Spiritual; divine; otherworldly; transcendental.
12. Sincere; genuine.
13. Legally-binding.
14. Silent; quiet.
15. Tender; sensitive; sore; sad; gloomy.