Ceremonious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

rigidly formal or bound by convention

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌvənˌæntəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹənˈɒmɪtəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹənˈɒmɪtəz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈʌvənˌæntəl/.

Examples

their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conventional pompous

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display
adjective	rigidly formal or bound by convention “their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt”

Word Forms

pomp	noun	ceremonial elegance and splendor
ceremony	noun	any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
ceremoniousness	noun	a ceremonial manner

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

feierlich

gekennzeichnet durch Prunk und Zeremonie und stattliche Zurschaustellung

🇫🇷French

cérémonieux

caractérisé par la pompe et la cérémonie et l'affichage majestueux

🇪🇸Spanish

ceremonioso

caracterizado por pompa, ceremonia y exhibición majestuosa

🇮🇹Italian

cerimonioso

caratterizzato da sfarzo, cerimonia e maestosa esibizione

🇳🇱Dutch

plechtig

gekenmerkt door pracht en praal en statig vertoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

cerimonioso

caracterizado por pompa e cerimônia e exibição imponente

🇷🇺Russian

церемониальный

характеризуется пышностью, церемониями и величественной демонстрацией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

औपचारिक

धूमधाम और समारोह और आलीशान प्रदर्शन की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

আনুষ্ঠানিক

আড়ম্বর এবং অনুষ্ঠান এবং আড়ম্বরপূর্ণ প্রদর্শন দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சடங்கு

ஆடம்பரம் மற்றும் விழா மற்றும் கம்பீரமான காட்சி ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

వేడుకగా

ఆడంబరం మరియు వేడుక మరియు గంభీరమైన ప్రదర్శన ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

औपचारिक

वैभव आणि समारंभ आणि भव्य प्रदर्शन द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઔપચારિક

ધામધૂમ અને સમારંભ અને ભવ્ય પ્રદર્શન દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಧ್ಯುಕ್ತ

ಆಡಂಬರ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾರಂಭ ಮತ್ತು ಭವ್ಯವಾದ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನದಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആചാരപരമായ

ആഡംബരവും ചടങ്ങും ഗംഭീരമായ പ്രദർശനവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਸਮੀ

ਆਲੀਸ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਮ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਪ੍ਰਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

رسمی

شان و شوکت اور تقریب اور شاندار نمائش کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隆重

其特点是排场、仪式和庄严的展示

🇯🇵Japanese

儀式的な

華やかさと儀式、風格のある展示が特徴

🇰🇷Korean

예의 바른

화려함과 의례, 그리고 기품있는 전시가 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mang tính nghi lễ

đặc trưng bởi sự hào hoa và nghi lễ và sự trưng bày trang nghiêm

🇹🇭Thai

พิธีการ

โดดเด่นด้วยความเอิกเกริกและพิธีการและการจัดแสดงอันโอ่อ่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

resmi

ditandai dengan kemegahan dan upacara serta tampilan megah

🇵🇭Filipino

seremonyal

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng karangyaan at seremonya at marangal na pagpapakita

🇲🇾Malay

penuh istiadat

dicirikan oleh kemegahan dan upacara dan paparan yang megah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

احتفالي

تتميز بالأبهة والاحتفال والعرض الفخم

🇮🇷Persian

تشریفاتی

با شکوه و تشریفات و نمایش باشکوه مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

törensel

ihtişam, tören ve görkemli gösteriyle karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

טִקסִי

מאופיין בפאר וטקס ותצוגה מפוארת

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