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soldier n. 1 serviceman, servicewoman, recruit, fighter, infantryman,
foot-soldier, trooper, warrior, military man, man-at-arms, Brit
Tommy (Atkins), US enlisted man or woman, Colloq Brit squaddie,
US GI or G.I. (Joe), Old-fashioned (WWI) doughboy: Enemy
soldiers had been reconnoitring our position during the night. 2
fighter, stalwart, supporter, militant: He has been a soldier
in the fight against poverty all his life.
--v. 3 serve (in the army): In his family the men have been
soldiering for generations. 4 soldier on. continue, persist,
persevere, endure, drive, keep going, keep on or at, grind,
drudge: Despite the set-backs, they soldiered on to complete
the project in time.
sole adj. lone, only, singular, unique, solitary; particular,
exclusive, individual, personal: As Susan is the sole surviving
heir, she has the right to sell the house if she wishes.
solecism n. error, slip, impropriety, fault, breach, violation, lapse,
mistake, misusage, incongruity, inconsistency, barbarism,
blunder, gaffe, bungle, fumble, gaucherie, faux pas, botch or
botch-up, Colloq boo-boo, US flub, Slang boner, Brit boob,
bloomer, Chiefly US and Canadian blooper: Solecisms in his
writing include failure of subject and verb to agree.
solemn adj. 1 serious, sober, reserved, grave, earnest, sedate, staid,
taciturn; morose, morbid, mirthless, unsmiling, gloomy, sombre,
grim; glum, long-faced, saturnine: We observed a moment of
solemn silence in memory of our fallen comrades. They knew from
their father's solemn expression that something was wrong. 2
ceremonial, ritualistic, liturgical, religious, ecclesiastical,
holy, divine, sacred, hallowed, sacramental, reverential,
devotional: We attended a solemn service to celebrate the
return of the hostages. 3 ceremonious, ritual, formal,
dignified, stately, grand, august, imposing, impressive,
awe-inspiring, awesome, important, momentous: The Trobriand
islanders regarded the rights of passage as most solemn.
solemnity n. solemnness, gravity, seriousness, soberness, reserve,
sedateness, taciturnity, staidness, earnestness, impressiveness,
grandeur, importance, momentousness, consequence: All who
attended the service were affected by the solemnity of the