Antonyms for solemnity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : suh-lem-ni-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɛm nɪ ti |
Definition of solemnity
Origin :- c.1300, "observance of ceremony," from Old French solemnite, solempnete "celebration, high festival, church ceremony" and directly from Latin solemnitatem (nominative solemnitas) "a solemnity," from sollemnis (see solemn). Meaning "state of being solemn" is from 1712. Related: Solemnities.
- noun sobriety
- You know, my dear, that there is a good deal of solemnity among us.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- But I can say, and say with truth, and solemnity, that the idee didn't scare me none.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 4. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- We marched along like this with all the stateliness and solemnity of camels!
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- Satisfied by the solemnity of my promise, Olivia now suffered me to depart.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- What he said was very gentle, and it seemed to me it was his solemnity that made him gentle.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- The solemnity of the scene accorded with the importance of his undertaking.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Others are of silk, and in colour varied according to the solemnity of the day.
- Extract from : « Roman Catholicism in Spain » by Anonymous
- Happier, if he know the solemnity of that relation and honor its law!
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- An awe seemed to be cast over her by the solemnity of that great moment.
- Extract from : « The Scapegoat » by Hall Caine
- He was buried with a sepulchre transcending in solemnity the lot of ordinary mortality.
- Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
Synonyms for solemnity
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