Polyglot Dictionary

feierlich

/ˈfaɪɐlɪç/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. solemn, ceremonial

    • Es war eine feierliche Eröffnung.

      It was a ceremonial opening.

Similar words

ernst

Ernst is the general word for serious; feierlich is solemn and ceremonial, the seriousness of a formal occasion specifically.

Similar in other languages

French

sobre

Close — solemn/ceremonial and understated/sober overlap.

English

serious

Close — solemn, ceremonial relates to serious.

Practice

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