solemnly

1. 1.

   in a grave and sedate manner

   “the judge sat there solemnly”

Questions about solemnly

What does solemnly mean?

solemnly means "in a grave and sedate manner".

How many syllables are in solemnly?

solemnly has 3 syllables: so-lemn-ly. The stress falls on "so". In IPA it is /ˈsɔləmli/.

Is solemnly a common word?

solemnly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.