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Strict vs Solemn - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between strict and solemn

is that strict is strained; drawn close; tight while solemn is deeply serious and somber.

strict

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Strained; drawn close; tight.
    • strict embrace
    strict ligature
  • Tense; not relaxed.
    • strict fiber
  • Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice.
    • to keep strict watch
    to pay strict attention
  • Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact rules; severe; rigorous.
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    very strict in observing the Sabbath
  • Rigidly interpreted; exactly limited; confined; restricted.
    • to understand words in a strict sense
  • (botany) Upright, or straight and narrow; — said of the shape of the plants or their flower clusters.
  • Severe in discipline.

    • Usage notes

    * Stricter'' and ''strictest'' are the grammatically correct forms for the comparative and superlative though outside UK ''more strict'' and ''most strict are more often used.

    Antonyms

    * lenient * lax * permissive

    Related terms

    * stricture * stringent * strain

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    solemn

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Deeply serious and somber.
  • Somberly impressive.
  • Performed with great ceremony.
  • Sacred.
  • Gloomy or sombre.

    • Derived terms

    * solemnity * solemnize * solemnly * solemnness

    Anagrams

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