1
as in intentness
a mental state free of jesting or trifling
the coronation ceremony requires absolute solemnity
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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
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Recent Examples of solemnity
There are dozens of little moments of quiet kindness and profound mourning, of gentle reflection and solemnity, of nature reaching out to Atsu, and by proxy, the player.
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Any solemnity that might be engendered by the president accompanied by an official entourage to his private residence near the Spanish Steps is amusingly offset by the robot law enforcement dog leading the way.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Dressed in traditional wear and moving with a studied solemnity, the men remove evidence of Europe from the office.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
In cases of commissions, the sign manual of the president, and the seal of the United States, are those solemnities.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Any solemnity that might be engendered by the president accompanied by an official entourage to his private residence near the Spanish Steps is amusingly offset by the robot law enforcement dog leading the way.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Dressed in traditional wear and moving with a studied solemnity, the men remove evidence of Europe from the office.
—Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025
In cases of commissions, the sign manual of the president, and the seal of the United States, are those solemnities.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solemnity
Noun
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The Spa’s Herb Garden taps the island’s organic bounty, growing plants used in treatments, rituals, and teas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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In one, second-generation immigrant Gloria (Katy Correa) returns to her father’s home village in rural Guinea-Bissau for a traditional memorial ritual to mark the old man’s recent passing, and to introduce her twentysomething daughter Nour (D’Johé Kouadio) to her ancestral motherland.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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The primary driver of these changes is the cephalad fluid shift — the upward movement of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that is normally pulled toward our feet by gravity.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Neither did the other women obsessed not just with the lung-searing, leg-burning intensity of a cross-country ski race, but also with the gravity-defying, jaw-dropping sensation of flying.—
Rebecca Tauber,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The team is now part of the official opening ceremonies in the same way as individual competing countries are represented.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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Queen Emma was the first to wear the sapphire tiara in official portraits and solemn ceremonies, setting a precedent that her successors respected.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
13 Feb. 2026
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The filmmaker leans pop-comic rather than petrifying in his final draft, opting for earnestness that smothers atmospheric dread.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
6 Feb. 2026
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There are times in which Moonglow feels like an amateur production, even if the craft level remains high and Sandoval’s earnestness in capturing the genre’s essence feels admirable.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Much like the Christian and Catholic observances of the Lent season leading up to Easter, Ramadan’s date on the Gregorian calendar changes each year, since it’s based on the lunar calendar.—
Lianna Norman,
Florida Times-Union,
5 Feb. 2026
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Each year, the organization that launched the observance announces a national theme.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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Every season teams vie with utmost seriousness for a title that doesn’t do them any good at all when the next season comes just a few months later.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic’s founders, as a costly signal of their seriousness, ultimately pledged to give away eighty per cent of their wealth.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Solemnity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solemnity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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