厳か|おごそかogosoka[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, nounsolemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately; impressive
   結婚けっこん生活せいかつがうまく行いっていない方ほうは結婚式けっこんしきの時ときにおごそかに神かみの前まえに誓ちかった、夫婦ふうふの誓約せいやくを思い出おもいだしてみましょう。↗

   And to the people whose married life is not going well, let's remember the marriage covenant sworn solemnly before God at the wedding ceremony.

• Synonym厳粛げんしゅくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Solemn gravity and seriousness — 「厳粛な式典」, 「厳粛に受け止める」 — also taking things seriously; 「厳か」 adds a sacred, awe-inspiring beauty.
• Synonym荘厳そうごんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Solemn, sublime grandeur, used mostly for religious buildings and music — 「荘厳な大聖堂」.
• Related重々しいおもおもしいNeutralNeutral. Composed and dignified with a heavy, weighty feel — 「重々しい口調」 — the point is the sense of weight.
• Related堂々どうどうNeutralNeutral. A taru-adjective, usually 「堂々と」 or 「堂々たる」 — 「堂々とした態度」 — stressing imposing confidence and presence.
• RelatedいかめしいNeutralNeutral. Describes a stern, forbidding look — 「いかめしい顔つき」 — focusing on an outward appearance that daunts people.
• Antonym軽薄けいはくNeutralNeutral antonym. Frivolous and flippant — 「軽薄な態度」 — the opposite of the dignified gravity of 「厳か」.
• Antonym騒々しいそうぞうしいNeutralNeutral antonym. Noisy and clamorous — 「騒々しい教室」 — the opposite of the hushed solemnity of 「厳か」.
• Antonym賑やかにぎやかNeutralNeutral antonym. Lively and bustling — 「賑やかな祭り」 — the opposite of the quiet solemnity of 「厳か」.

Use 「厳か」 for the solemn, sacred air of ceremonies and places — 「厳かな雰囲気」, 「式が厳かに行われる」. For serious gravity say 「厳粛」, for religious buildings 「荘厳」, for a forbidding look 「いかめしい」. The opposites are 「騒々しい」, 「賑やか」 and 「軽薄」.

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