- Earnestness - seriousness - A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence;
religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a
sacrament. - ceremony adapted to impress with awe. - Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave
earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. - Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. - Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that
which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the
solemnity of Westminster Abbey.
- Chance to have a drink after work and gain cohesion - Expediency - Favourable time - Opening overproof drink with show of solidarity - Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for
executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable
occasion; chance. - Convenience of situation; fitness. - Importunity; earnestness.