Syn. — Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.
Solecism
(Sol"e*cism) n.[F. solécisme, L. soloecismus, Gr. soloikismo`s, fr. soloiki`zein to speak or
write incorrectly, fr. so`loikos speaking incorrectly, from the corruption of the Attic dialect among the
Athenian colonists of So`loi in Cilicia.]
1. An impropriety or incongruity of language in the combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp.,
deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules of syntax.
A barbarism may be in one word; a solecism must be of more.
Johnson. 2. Any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety, as in deeds or manners.
Cæsar, by dismissing his guards and retaining his power, committed a dangerous solecism in politics.
C.
Middleton.
The idea of having committed the slightest solecism in politeness was agony to him.
Sir W. Scott. Syn. — Barbarism; impropriety; absurdity.
Solecist
(Sol"e*cist) n. One who commits a solecism. Blackwall.
Solecistic
(Sol`e*cis"tic) a. Solecistical.
Solecistical
(Sol`e*cis"tic*al) a. Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism; incorrect. "He thought it made the
language solecistical and absurd." Blackwall.
Solecistically
(Sol`e*cis"tic*al*ly), adv. In a solecistic manner.
Solecize
(Sol"e*cize) v. i. [Gr. .] To commit a solecism. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Solely
(Sole"ly) adv. Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely
solelyn one's own strength.
Solemn
(Sol"emn) a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis, solennis, sollemnis, sollennis;
sollus all, entire + annus a year; properly, that takes place every year; — used especially of religious
solemnities. Cf. Silly, Annual.]
1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned.
Milton.
The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year.
Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] "On this solemn day." Chaucer.
3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic]
His feast so solemn and so rich.
Chaucer.
To-night we hold a splemn supper.
Shak.
