单词 | solemnity |
释义 | solemnity/səˈlɛmnɪti![]() noun (plural solemnities) [mass noun] 1The state or quality of being serious and dignified: his ashes were laid to rest with great solemnity...
Synonyms dignity, ceremony, stateliness, courtliness, majesty, impressiveness, portentousness, splendour, magnificence, grandeur, importance, augustness, formality; solemnness seriousness, earnestness, gravity, sobriety, sombreness, sternness, grimness, dourness, humourlessness, glumness, gloominess, moodiness; thoughtfulness, preoccupation, pensiveness, meditativeness; staidness, sedateness, studiousness, bookishness, owlishness; solemnness 1.1 [count noun] (usually solemnities) A formal, dignified rite or ceremony: the ritual of the Church was observed in all its solemnities...
Synonyms formalities, proceedings, business, rigmarole, ado, ceremony, rite, ritual, celebration, festivity informal palaver, performance OriginMiddle English (in the sense 'observance of formality and ceremony', frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity): from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitas, from sollemnis (see solemn). Rhymes |
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