1 [U] the quality of being solemn:
He was smiling, but his eyes retained a look of solemnity. * She handed him the envelope with mock solemnity. * He was buried with great pomp and solemnity.
2 (solemnities) [pl.] (formal) formal things that people do at a serious event or occasion:
to observe the solemnities of the occasion
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