solemnity

Definition

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.

Etymology

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

Example Sentences

• "the solemnity of a funeral"
• "The stateliness and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language."
• "These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath."