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.

Origin of ceremonious

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

SYNONYMS FOR ceremonious

1 ceremonial; conventional, punctilious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM ceremonious

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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ceremonial ceremonious

Words nearby ceremonious

cerecloth, ceredigion, cerement, ceremonial, ceremonial tea, ceremonious, ceremony, cerenkov, cerenkov effect, cerenkov radiation, cereous

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British Dictionary definitions for ceremoniously

ceremonious

/ (ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs) /

adjective

especially or excessively polite or formal

observing ceremony; involving formalities

Derived forms of ceremonious

ceremoniously, adverb ceremoniousness, noun

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