solennel
French, adjective/sɔ.la.nɛl/
solennel is spelled S-O-L-E-N-N-E-L (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,512th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Solennel is a French adjective meaning “solemn, formal; ceremonious” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est célébré avec pompe, par des cérémonies publiques”.
What does solennel mean in English?
adjective
- 1
solemn, formal; ceremonious
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est célébré avec pompe, par des cérémonies publiques. 2. Fait avec un certain apparat. 3. Qui a un air d’importance ou un ton emphatique. 4. Qui est authentique, revêtu de toutes les formes, accompagné des formalités requises.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of solennel
- solennelle feminine
- solennels masculine plural
- solennelles feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce solennel?
- /sɔ.la.nɛl/
- \sɔ.la.nɛl\
- [sɔ.la.nɛl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to solennel
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is solennel in French?
solennel appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).