solemnity

noun

/səˈlemnəti/

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[uncountable] the quality of being solemn
- He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity.
- She handed him the envelope with mock solemnity.
- He was buried with great pomp and solemnity.
- I responded with due solemnity.
- The monument was unveiled with great solemnity.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- mock
- due
- …
… of solemnity
- air
- sense
preposition
- with solemnity
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solemnities
[plural] (formal) formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion
- to observe the solemnities of the occasion

Word 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 ‘customary, celebrated at a fixed date’, from sollus ‘entire’.

单词	solemnity
释义	solemnity noun /səˈlemnəti/ /səˈlemnəti/ jump to other results [uncountable] the quality of being solemn He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity. She handed him the envelope with mock solemnity. He was buried with great pomp and solemnity. I responded with due solemnity. The monument was unveiled with great solemnity. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective great mock due … … of solemnity air sense preposition with solemnity See full entry solemnities [plural] (formal) formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion to observe the solemnities of the occasion Word 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 ‘customary, celebrated at a fixed date’, from sollus ‘entire’.
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