solemnity
4 synonyms and 2 antonyms for solemnity, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A serious, sober and dignified manner or feeling.
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sedateness
staidness
solemness
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Etymology
Formed from solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), often found in the phrases in solemnity and with solemnity, which came from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)
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