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ceremonious

[ ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs ]

adjective

  1. carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite:

    He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship.

    Synonyms: punctilious, conventional, ceremonial

  2. pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal:

    a ceremonious reception.



ceremonious

/ ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs /

adjective

  1. especially or excessively polite or formal
  2. observing ceremony; involving formalities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌcereˈmoniously, adverb
  • ˌcereˈmoniousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
  • cere·moni·ous·ness noun
  • anti·cere·moni·ous adjective
  • anti·cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
  • anti·cere·moni·ous·ness noun
  • noncer·e·moni·ous adjective
  • noncer·e·moni·ous·ly adverb
  • noncer·e·moni·ous·ness noun
  • super·cere·moni·ous adjective
  • super·cere·moni·ous·ly adverb
  • super·cere·moni·ous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ceremonious1

1545–55; ceremony + -ous; compare Middle French cerimonieux < Late Latin caerimōniōsus
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Example Sentences

When I arrived back in Atlanta, where I live, the sand gathered underneath my feet on my car mat felt like a ceremonious parting gift.

From Vox

I thought it would be so fun and a ceremonious moment of everyone reuniting, but barely anyone is going in because everything is still weird.

From Digiday

Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.

Never, in paying a ceremonious call, stay more than twenty minutes, or less than ten.

Lady Hartledon was not to be thwarted on all points, and she insisted on a ceremonious christening.

The form is proper upon such occasions, but should be used only in the most ceremonious correspondence.

The cards made way for the supper, a meal almost as ceremonious, and quite as constant, as the dinner.

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