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Which character from The Canterbury Tales is described as "a full solemn man"?

solemn

[sol-uhm] / ˈsɒl əm /




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Luther is interrupted during a solemn moment of prayer when the washing machine announces the end of its cycle by playing the melody of Schubert’s “Trout Quintet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

He is also less solemn than Angh might suggest.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sprinkled between the solemn piano chords, his signature requinto melodies punctuate the verses and make way for the singer to ease into a more relaxed vocal tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

But with a quarter-century of hindsight, asking the mayor to remove himself from a solemn commemoration of the greatest tragedy to ever occur in his city is unfathomable.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

I saw his solemn eye melt with sudden fire, and flicker with resistless emotion.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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