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unceremonious

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not ceremonious.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ceremonious

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

without due formalities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unceremonious dismissal from office

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

without ceremony or formality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unceremonious speech

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unceremonial

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ceremonious English unceremonious From un- + ceremonious.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: бесцырымо́нны (bjescyrymónny) — not ceremonious
  • Belarusian: безмалімо́нны (bjezmalimónny) — not ceremonious
  • Bulgarian: безцеремо́нен (bezceremónen) — not ceremonious
  • Esperanto: senceremonia — not ceremonious
  • French: incérémonieux — not ceremonious
  • Georgian: უცერემონიო (uceremonio) — not ceremonious
  • German: unzeremoniell — not ceremonious
  • Polish: bezceremonialny — not ceremonious
  • Russian: бесцеремо́нный (besceremónnyj) — not ceremonious
  • Russian: развя́зный (razvjáznyj) — not ceremonious
  • Russian: беспардо́нный (bespardónnyj) — not ceremonious
  • Ukrainian: безцеремо́нний (bezceremónnyj) — not ceremonious
  • Ukrainian: нецеремо́нний (neceremónnyj) — not ceremonious