as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
laid the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with all the solemnness that the occasion requires
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Noun
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The sense of buoyancy in markets, then, could be a head rush — evoked by the U.S.-China trade deal over the weekend — that could dissipate once the gravity of the economic headwinds takes over again.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 May 2025 -
Cannes veteran Suzu Hirose (Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Our Little Sister) plays young Etsuko with a luminous fragility, while Yoh Yoshida (Desperate Sunflowers) portrays the older version of the character with enigmatic gravity.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2025
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What's Next With Pope Francis now laid to rest, preparations begin for the real-life conclave that could mirror—if not the drama, then at least the solemnity—of the film's depiction.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Social media platforms that didn't even exist 15 years ago now teemed with content creators who specialized in curl care including everything from basic tutorials to personalized consultations done with the solemnity of neurosurgeons.—
Liz Krieger,
Allure,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Solemnness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solemnness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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