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solemnity.

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/səˈlɛmnɪti/
  1. The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.

    countable · uncountable
    the solemnity of a funeral
  2. An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

    countable · uncountable
  5. A celebration or festivity.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

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