# solemnity

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈlɛmnɪti/ · frequency rank #50,810

## Definitions
1. The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
2. An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
3. A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint.
4. A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
5. A celebration or festivity.

## 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.)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/solemnity