ceremonious

[ ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs ]

/ ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs /

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adjective

carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite: He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship.

pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of ceremony; formal: a ceremonious reception.

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1 ceremonial; conventional, punctilious.

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Origin of ceremonious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ceremonious

cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbcer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, nounan·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjectivean·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverb

an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, nounnon·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjectivenon·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbnon·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, nounsu·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous, adjectivesu·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly, adverbsu·per·cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ceremonious

ceremonial, ceremonious

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How to use ceremonious in a sentence

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.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth.|Nneka M. Okona|August 26, 2021|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.
‘Harder than I expected’: Confessions of a media employee on their experience returning to the office|Sara Guaglione|August 16, 2021|Digiday
Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Never, in paying a ceremonious call, stay more than twenty minutes, or less than ten.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

Lady Hartledon was not to be thwarted on all points, and she insisted on a ceremonious christening.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The form is proper upon such occasions, but should be used only in the most ceremonious correspondence.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
The cards made way for the supper, a meal almost as ceremonious, and quite as constant, as the dinner.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for ceremonious

ceremonious

/ (ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs) /

adjective

especially or excessively polite or formal

observing ceremony; involving formalities

Derived forms of ceremonious

ceremoniously, adverbceremoniousness, noun

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