Solemn vs Really - What's the difference?
solemn | really |
Deeply serious and somber.
Somberly impressive.
Performed with great ceremony.
Sacred.
Gloomy or sombre.
(lb) Actually; in fact; in reality.
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Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
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*:There was also hairdressing: hairdressing, too, really was hairdressing in those times — no running a comb through it and that was that. It was curled, frizzed, waved, put in curlers overnight, waved with hot tongs;.
Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.
Indicating that what was just said was obvious and unnecessary; contrived incredulity
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Indicating affirmation, agreement.
Indicating displeasure at another person's behaviour or statement.
As an adjective solemn
is deeply serious and somber.As an adverb really is
(lb) actually; in fact; in reality.As an interjection really is
indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.solemn
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Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* solemnity * solemnize * solemnly * solemnnessAnagrams
* * * ----really
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Adverb
(en adverb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=It was a joy to snatch some brief respite, and find himself in the rectory drawing–room. Listening here was as pleasant as talking; just to watch was pleasant. The young priests who lived here wore cassocks and birettas; their faces were fine and mild, yet really strong, like the rector's face; and in their intercourse with him and his wife they seemed to be brothers.}}
Usage notes
* Like its synonyms, really is, in practice, often used to preface an opinion, rather than a fact. (See also usage notes for .) : Increasingly people are recognising what's really important is having children. '>citationSynonyms
* (actually) actually, in fact, indeed, truly * (sense) soStatistics
*Interjection
(en interjection)- A: He won the Nobel Prize yesterday.
- B: Really?
- A: I've just been reading Shakespeare - he's one of the best authors like, ever!
- B: Really .
- A: That girl talks about herself way too much.
- B: Really . She's a nightmare.
- Well, really ! How rude.