1. Noun
A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.
2. Noun
ceremony adapted to impress with awe.
3. Noun
Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
4. Noun
Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.
5. Noun
Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.
6. Noun
A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
7. Noun
a solemn and dignified feeling
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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