Earnest vs. Solemn — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Earnest and Solemn
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Earnest
Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction
Two girls were in earnest conversation
An earnest student
Solemn
Serious and dignified
A solemn occasion.
Earnest
A thing intended or regarded as a sign or promise of what is to come
The very deliberateness of their disguise is an earnest of their real aloofness
Solemn
Showing or behaving with dignified restraint or earnestness
"Spade's face was solemn except for wrinkles at the corners of his eyes" (Dashiell Hammett).
Earnest
Showing or expressing sincerity or seriousness
An earnest gesture of goodwill.
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Solemn
Performed with full ceremony
A solemn High Mass.
Earnest
Earnest money.
Solemn
Made with deep sincerity or invoking the force of religion
A solemn vow.
Earnest
A token of something to come; a promise or assurance.
Solemn
Dark or undecorated
A solemn forest.
A solemn hall.
Earnest
Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
Solemn
Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
Earnest
Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence)
Solemn
(by extension)
Earnest
A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something to come.
Solemn
Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
Earnest
(transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
Solemn
Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
Earnest
(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.
Solemn
Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
Earnest
(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
Earnest prayers
Solemn
(obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
Earnest
Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.
Earnest attention
Solemn
Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned.
The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year.
Earnest
(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.
An earnest disposition
Solemn
Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.
Earnest
Strenuous; diligent.
Earnest efforts
Solemn
Stately; ceremonious; grand.
His feast so solemn and so rich.
To-night we hold a splemn supper.
Earnest
Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.
Solemn
Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.
Nor wanting power to mitigate and swageWith solemn touches troubled thoughts.
There reigned a solemn silence over all.
Earnest
Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness; intentness.
Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to earnest.
And given in earnest what I begged in jest.
Solemn
Real; earnest; downright.
Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks.
Earnest
Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge; pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
And from his coffersReceived the golden earnest of our death.
Solemn
Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.
Earnest
Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
Solemn
Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.
Earnest
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; - used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
An earnest advocate to plead for him.
Solemn
Dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises;
A grave God-fearing man
A quiet sedate nature
As sober as a judge
A solemn promise
The judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence
Earnest
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
Solemn
Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;
Both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
A film with a solemn social message
Earnest
Serious; important.
They whom earnest lets do often hinder.
Earnest
To use in earnest.
To earnest them [our arms] with men.
Earnest
Something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract
Earnest
Characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions;
Both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate
An entirely sincere and cruel tyrant
A film with a solemn social message
Earnest
Earnest;
One's dearest wish
Devout wishes for their success
Heartfelt condolences
Earnest
Not distracted by anything unrelated to the goal
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