Solemnity

noun/səˈlɛmnɪti/politics

Definition

The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

Etymology

From solemn +‎ -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

Synonyms

gravity

In a sentence

The solemnity of the board meeting was broken by a ringing cell phone.