Antonyms for ceremonious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs |
Definition of ceremonious
Origin :- 1550s, from Middle French cérémonieux or directly from Late Latin caerimoniosus, from Latin caerimonia (see ceremony). Meaning "full of show and ceremony" is from 1610s. Related: Ceremoniously; ceremoniousness.
- adj ritual, formal
- The note was not a long one, nor was it encumbered by any ceremonious phraseology.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Finally, she bowed in a manner sufficiently distant and ceremonious.
- Extract from : « Aunt Rachel » by David Christie Murray
- Hat and gloves are invariably worn with this gown if the affair is ceremonious.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- His phrases are ceremonious without the dignity of ceremony.
- Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell
- Dinner at the moat-house was a solemn and ceremonious function.
- Extract from : « The Hand in the Dark » by Arthur J. Rees
- Major Stone bowed with the ceremonious detail that was a part of him.
- Extract from : « The Escape of Mr. Trimm » by Irvin S. Cobb
- He was ushered into the ceremonious, barely-furnished, best room.
- Extract from : « Mountain Blood » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- They are not fine or ceremonious, but lively, odd, and pleasant.
- Extract from : « An Old-fashioned Girl » by Louisa May Alcott
- Ole had been very modest and ceremonious with Lisbeth as he bade her good-by.
- Extract from : « Lisbeth Longfrock » by Hans Aanrud
- The queens, stately and ceremonious, were softened and could not restrain their laughter.
- Extract from : « Ten Years Later » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Synonyms for ceremonious
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