ceremonious

/,seri'mounjəs/

Thân thiện

The ambassador extended a ceremonious welcome to the visiting dignitaries.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Excessively formal and polite, often in a way that seems insincere or rigidly bound by convention: Describes behavior, language, or events that adhere strictly to formal etiquette or ritual, sometimes lacking genuine feeling.
   • Characterized by elaborate ceremony, pomp, and stately display: Describes occasions or procedures that are marked by grandeur, elaborate rituals, and impressive formalities.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Their ceremonious exchange of bows seemed more like a performance than a warm greeting.
  • The ambassador's ceremonious speech was filled with traditional formalities.
  • The wedding was a ceremonious affair, complete with a procession of trumpeters and uniformed guards.

Advanced Usage

• "to be ceremonious about something": to perform an action with excessive or deliberate formality.
  • He was always ceremonious about the morning tea ritual, using specific china and precise movements.

Variants and Related Words

• Ceremonially (adverb): In a ceremonious manner.
  • The document was ceremonially presented to the king.
• Ceremoniousness (noun): The quality of being ceremonious.
  • The ceremoniousness of the state dinner was noted by all the guests.

Synonyms

• Formal: Following established rules or conventions.
• Punctilious: Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior.
• Ritualistic: Relating to or done as a ritual.
• Stately: Impressive in dignity and grandeur.

Antonyms

• Informal: Having a relaxed, friendly, or unofficial style.
• Casual: Relaxed and unconcerned; not formal.
• Unceremonious: Abrupt, informal, or without proper ceremony.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• With due ceremony: With all the proper formalities.
  • The treaty was signed with due ceremony.
• Stand on ceremony: To insist on formalities.
  • Please, don't stand on ceremony; make yourself at home.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. rigidly formal or bound by convention
   • their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt
2. characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

Từ đồng nghĩa

• conventional
• pompous