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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show.
Matthew Arnold

Meaning of "ceremonious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CEREMONIOUS

ceremonious  [ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEREMONIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ceremonious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CEREMONIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ceremonious in the English dictionary

The definition of ceremonious in the dictionary is especially or excessively polite or formal. Other definition of ceremonious is observing ceremony; involving formalities.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEREMONIOUS


acrimonious
ˌækrɪˈməʊnɪəs
antimonious
ˌæntɪˈməʊnɪəs
Antonius
ænˈtəʊnɪəs
Ausonius
ɔːˈsəʊnɪəs
disharmonious
ˌdɪshɑːˈməʊnɪəs
erroneous
ɪˈrəʊnɪəs
euphonious
juːˈfəʊnɪəs
felonious
fɪˈləʊnɪəs
harmonious
hɑːˈməʊnɪəs
inharmonious
ˌɪnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs
parsimonious
ˌpɑːsɪˈməʊnɪəs
peroneus
pəˈrəʊnɪəs
Petronius
pɪˈtrəʊnɪəs
querimonious
ˌkwɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs
sanctimonious
ˌsæŋktɪˈməʊnɪəs
simonious
sɪˈməʊnɪəs
Suetonius
swiːˈtəʊnɪəs
symphonious
sɪmˈfəʊnɪəs
unceremonious
ˌʌnsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs
unharmonious
ˌʌnhɑːˈməʊnɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEREMONIOUS

cerebrotonic
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular accident
cerebrum
cerecloth
Ceredigion
cerement
ceremonial
ceremonialism
ceremonialist
ceremonially
ceremonies
ceremoniously
ceremoniousness
ceremony
Cerenkov
cereous
Ceres
ceresin
cereus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEREMONIOUS

arsenious
cacophonious
calumnious
curious
delicious
hilarious
ignominious
impecunious
ingenious
insomnious
overingenious
pecunious
postliminious
previous
religious
ruthenious
sanious
selenious
serious
various

Synonyms and antonyms of ceremonious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CEREMONIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ceremonious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ceremonious

Translation of «ceremonious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEREMONIOUS

Find out the translation of ceremonious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ceremonious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ceremonious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

隆重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ceremoniosa
570 millions of speakers

English

ceremonious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औपचारिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتساما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

церемонно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cerimonioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আচার-সংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cérémonieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upacara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zeremoniell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

厳かな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ceremonious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá cậu nệ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சடங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merasimli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cerimonioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uroczyste
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

церемонно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceremonios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τυπικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plegtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ceremonious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høytidelige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceremonious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONIOUS»

The term «ceremonious» is regularly used and occupies the 72.425 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ceremonious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ceremonious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ceremonious

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QUOTES WITH «CEREMONIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ceremonious.
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Matthew Arnold
Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom - all, which makes death a hideous show.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEREMONIOUS»

Discover the use of ceremonious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceremonious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ritual and Ceremonious Buildings
Innumerable sacrificial altars and ancestral temples bear witness to the role of Confucianism, which was the dominant ideology in China for over 2000 years.
Dazhang Su, 2003
2
Dinners, Ceremonious and Unceremonious, and the Modern ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Abby Buchanan Longstreet, 2010
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Dinners - Ceremonious and Unceremonious, and the Modern ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Mary Abigail, 2009
4
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
CEREMONIOUS, adj-[from ceremony.] 1. Consisting of outward rites. — Under a different oeconomy of religion, God was more tender of the shell and ceremonious part of his worship. Jiouth. 1. Full of ceremony ; awful. — • O, the sacrifice.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Under a dil&rent oeconomy of religion, God was more tender of the shell and ceremonious part of his worship. South. 2. Full of ceremony ; awful. O, the sacrifice, How ceremonious, solemn, and unearthly, It was i' the offering '. Shaksjteare. 3.
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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Authoring the Past: History, Autobiography, and Politics in ...
Soldevila, Les Quatre Grans Cròniques, 1005. 25. For a summary of the Llibre, see Hillgarth, Chronicle. Pere III, 1: 48-53, and Riquer, Història de la literatura catalana, 1: 483-85. 26. Peter the Ceremonious, Llibre, 1.1, in Hillgarth, Chronicle.
Jaume Aurell i Cardona, 2012
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Authoring the Past: History, Autobiography, and Politics in ...
Soldevila, Les Quatre Grans Cròniques, 1005. 25. For a summary of the Llibre, see Hillgarth, Chronicle. Pere III, 1: 48-53, and Riquer, H istòria de la literatura catalana, 1: 483-85. 26. Peter the Ceremonious, Llibre, 1.1, in Hillgarth, Chronicle.
Jaume Aurell, 2012
8
English Synonymes: With Copious Illustrations and ...
A person expects to have a formal dismissal before he considers himself as dismissed ; people of fashion pay each other ceremonious visits, by way of keeping up a distant intercourse. Whatever communications are made from one ...
George Crabb, 1837
9
English synonymes explained with illustrations and exemples ...
FORMAL, CEREMONIOUS. FORMAL and CEREMONIOUS, from form and ceremon (-0. Form, ceremony), are either talien in an iiidilferent sense with respect to what contains form and ceremony, or in a bad sense, as expressing the excess of ...
George Crabb, 1824
10
Bowing to Necessities : A History of Manners in America, ...
"Ceremonious" visits, on the other hand, constituted a quick hello to maintain acquaintance. One author explained: "Etiquette is intended to save us from some of the inconveniences attendant on a large acquaintance; and by settling certain  ...
Pennsylvania C. Dallett Hemphill Professor of History Ursinus College, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEREMONIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceremonious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ashton Kutcher & Mila Kunis' Wedding Gets Confirmed By An Actor …
And unfortunately, it's not like Cryer's tweets were very ceremonious. Instead of wishing the new couple well or tweeting something sentimental ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
2
South Carolina Senate votes to pull Confederate flag
... remove the divisive banner have been introduced in the House. The pending third vote by the Senate on S. 897 is considered ceremonious. «Savannah Morning News, Jul 15»
3
Narendra Modi holds talk with Uzbek President and Prime Minister
... spokesperson tweeted that it was more like the bond of several millennia and it was a ceremonious welcome by President Karimov for PM. «LiverpoolVS.net, Jul 15»
4
Rizal, the Noli-Fili, and the Torre de Manila
... about 100 meters from where Rizal was executed in 1896, is protected by the Philippine Marines in ceremonious daily changing of the guard. «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
5
A Selfie is Fine.. But Not Selfhood
This ceremonious attempt to relegate women to the status of sisters who must be protected, denies them the right to be their own women, with ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
6
Cheshire offers July 4 history lesson
Kathryn Bennett said her father had the idea for the ceremonious readings, and that the event started out small and has grown each year. «Meriden Record-Journal, Jul 15»
7
Calls to remove Confederate battle flag highlight racial tensions over …
He and other American Legion members who routinely burn old and tattered flags in compliance with ceremonious military procedure are ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Warriors News: Festus Ezeli Throws First Pitch at Giants Game
The Bay Area's other baseball team had already brought Ezeli in to throw out the ceremonious first pitch. At At&t Park, Ezeli took the mound and ... «Warriors World, Jul 15»
9
4th of July, Lower Bucks County (A Midweek Guide)
Events run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. At noon, there will be a ceremonious reading of the Declaration of Independence followed by the christening ... «The Midweek Wire, Jul 15»
10
Summer reading program in full swing
... only photograph taken of the corpse was never printed and then lost and a strangely ceremonious martial court presided over a secret burial. «Wadena Pioneer Journal, Jul 15»

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