Associations to the word «Solemnity»

Wiktionary

SOLEMNITY, noun. The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
SOLEMNITY, noun. An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
SOLEMNITY, noun. (legal) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

Dictionary definition

SOLEMNITY, noun. A trait of dignified seriousness.
SOLEMNITY, noun. A solemn and dignified feeling.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats