Synonyms of solemnity

solemnity

noun

1

as in intentness

a mental state free of jesting or trifling

the coronation ceremony requires absolute solemnity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intentness
• solemnness
• earnestness
• gravity
• seriousness
• earnest
• soberness
• staidness
• graveness
• decisiveness
• purposefulness
• attentiveness
• intensity
• sobriety
• gravitas
• deliberation
• humorlessness
• resoluteness
• serious-mindedness
• concentration
• immersion
• resolve
• absorption
• determination
• firmness
• engrossment
• enthrallment

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• levity
• lightheartedness
• flippancy
• lightness
• frivolity
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• lightness
• flightiness
• play
• superficiality
• unseriousness
• shallowness
• mirth
• gaiety
• cheerfulness
• gayety
• dilettantism
• dalliance
• glee
• merriment
• high-spiritedness

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• levity
• lightheartedness
• flippancy
• lightness
• frivolity
• facetiousness
• frivolousness
• lightness
• flightiness
• play
• superficiality
• unseriousness
• shallowness
• mirth
• gaiety
• cheerfulness
• gayety
• dilettantism
• dalliance
• glee
• merriment
• high-spiritedness

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2

as in ritual

an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules

the solemnities of the Easter vigil service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ritual
• ceremony
• ceremonial
• observance
• formality
• rite
• celebration
• tradition
• decorum
• civility
• practice
• etiquette
• proprieties
• form
• graces
• manners
• protocol
• convention
• standard
• service
• habit
• custom
• amenities
• mores
• way
• practise