CEREMONIOUS


Meaning of CEREMONIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs, ˌse-rə- ]

adjective

Date: 1553

1. : devoted to forms and ceremony : punctilious

ceremonious courtiers

2. : of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony

a ceremonious occasion

3. : according to formal usage or prescribed procedures

the cold and ceremonious politeness of her curtsey — Jane Austen

4. : marked by ceremony

a ceremonious procession

Synonyms: see ceremonial

• cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

• cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.